Harvey Weinstein
Third rape trial ends in mistrial
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Harvey WeinsteinThe authorized saga continues to pull on — as a result of his third intercourse crimes trial in New York resulted in a mistrial Friday after jurors could not agree on the rape cost.
Deadlocked jury couldn’t attain unanimous verdict on Weinstein’s rape allegations in opposition to aspiring actress Jessica Mann in a Manhattan resort room in 2013.
Weinstein denied the allegations and pleaded not responsible all through the retrial… whereas his legal professionals maintained the connection was consensual.
The mistrial comes after Weinstein was already convicted final yr of getting sexually abused a former manufacturing assistant Miriam Haley – though he was cleared of one other cost linked to a former mannequin Echo Sokola.
Regardless of the chaos within the courtroom, Weinstein is not going wherever anytime quickly: He is nonetheless serving a 16-year jail sentence at Rikers Island… linked to his 2022 California rape conviction.