Decide in Harvey Weinstein Case Declares Mistrial on Rape Cost

Harvey Weinstein received fortunate in his intercourse crimes retrial Thursday … a New York decide simply declared a mistrial on his rape cost after the jury foreperson was a no-show.

The drama went down in a Manhattan courtroom Thursday because the foreperson stated hell no to returning to the jury room after claiming the opposite jurors threatened him. Over what? We do not know but.

Nevertheless, all 12 jurors convicted Weinstein Wednesday of first-degree felony sexual act for the 2006 case of ex-production assistant Miriam Haley, who accused HW of forcibly performing oral intercourse on her at his Manhattan residence.

However Weinstein was acquitted by the jury on a separate cost of felony sexual act arising from related allegations introduced by mannequin Kaja Sokola, additionally in 2006.

No verdict was reached Wednesday on the third cost, through which aspiring actress Jessica Mann claimed Weinstein raped her in 2013 … the decide ordered the jury to proceed deliberations to achieve a conclusion on that rely.

Weinstein was beforehand convicted of the fees in New York in 2020, however that conviction was overturned on attraction in April 2024. In September 2024, the Manhattan District Lawyer’s Workplace introduced plans to retry him on the identical costs.

The 73-year-old didn’t testify in both trial. He is pleaded not responsible to the fees in each trials.

Closing arguments have been accomplished final Wednesday, after 24 witnesses have been known as over the course of the trial … Miriam Haley, Kaja Sokola and Jessica Mann every testified about their alleged sexual assaults by the hands of Weinstein.

Within the unique NYC trial, the jury discovered Weinstein responsible of 1st-degree felony sexual act and Third-degree rape. Nevertheless, the jury discovered him not responsible on 2 counts of predatory sexual assault costs, and a 1st-degree rape cost.

On the time of the announcement of the indictment final week, sources instructed us prosecutors from Manhattan District Lawyer Alvin Bragg’s workplace requested Weinstein to testify … however, we’re instructed HW declined to testify as a result of prosecutors wouldn’t say who his new accusers are.