The jury in Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes retrial is deliberating charges of rape and criminal sex acts. After two days of indecision, concerns arose when a juror requested removal, feeling that one panel member was treated unfairly. The judge insisted that deliberations continue and rejected a mistrial request. Weinstein's 2020 conviction was seen as a pivotal event in the #MeToo movement but was later overturned. This retrial includes a new accuser and takes place under different judicial circumstances.
Weinstein was originally found guilty in New York in 2020 of rape and sexual assault against two women in a verdict considered a landmark in the #MeToo movement.
The panel of seven women and five men on Thursday began weighing two counts of criminal sex act and one count of rape against the former movie mogul.
On Friday, one juror asked to be removed from the case, saying he felt other jurors were treating one member of the panel in an 'unfair and unjust' way.
The judge told him he had to keep deliberating and also denied a defense request for a mistrial over the issue.
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