Mistrial declared on rape charge in Weinstein case after juror won't return to jury room

A New York justice declared a mistrial connected a rape complaint successful Harvey Weinstein's enactment crimes proceedings aft 1 juror refused to proceed deliberations implicit an alleged onslaught successful 2013 connected histrion Jessica Mann.

The assemblage had recovered Weinstein blameworthy of 1 number of intersexual battle and not blameworthy of different number connected Wednesday, but kept deliberating astir a last rape charge.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said aft the mistrial was announced that his bureau plans to retry the rape complaint again - meaning a 3rd proceedings for Weinstein successful New York.

Thursday's mistrial came aft Weinstein's earlier enactment crimes condemnation successful the authorities was overturned past year, starring to caller charges past September.

The rape complaint was brought by histrion Jessica Mann, who said successful a connection connected Thursday that she was prepared to attest again.

"I person told the District Attorney I americium ready, consenting and capable to endure this arsenic galore times arsenic it takes for justness and accountability to beryllium served," she said. "Today is not the extremity of my fight."

At a quality conference, Bragg said that aft the justice declared a mistrial, helium "immediately informed the tribunal that we are acceptable to spell guardant to proceedings again connected that charge, aft conferring with Jessica Mann".

A sheet of 7 pistillate and 5 antheral jurors deliberated for six days successful the six-week proceedings earlier 1 juror connected Thursday declined to proceed discussions.

Deliberations successful the proceedings were plagued with tensions. The assemblage foreperson brought concerns to the justice earlier this week, saying jurors were "attacking" 1 different and trying to alteration his mind.

On Wednesday, helium brought much complaints to the judge, indicating that "at slightest 1 different juror made comments to the effect of 'I'll conscionable you extracurricular 1 day,' and there's yelling and screaming", Judge Curtis Farber told the court.

On Thursday, the foreperson said helium would not spell backmost to the assemblage country to deliberate due to the fact that helium was acrophobic of others yelling astatine him, truthful the justice declared a mistrial connected the past rape charge.

"Sometimes assemblage deliberations go heated. I recognize this peculiar deliberation was much needed than immoderate others," Judge Farber told the 12-person jury, according to US media.

In a statement, a Weinstein spokesperson said his squad believed the condemnation would beryllium "set aside" owed to "gross juror misconduct".

"8 years, dozens of accusers, 3 trials, 1 conviction," spokesperson Juda Engelmayer said. "Harvey is disappointed successful the azygous verdict, but hasn't nonaccomplishment religion oregon the bosom to proceed warring to wide his name."

An appeals tribunal overturned Weinstein's erstwhile condemnation for enactment crimes successful New York past April, uncovering the 73-year-old did not person a just proceedings successful 2020 due to the fact that a justice allowed grounds from women who made allegations against him beyond the charges astatine hand.

The 2025 proceedings was based connected the grounds of 3 women - Ms Mann, erstwhile tv accumulation adjunct Miriam Haley, and Polish exemplary Kaja Sokola. All 3 accused Weinstein of utilizing his powerfulness successful the amusement manufacture to sexually maltreatment them. Ms Haley and Ms Mann some testified successful the archetypal proceedings against Weinstein, erstwhile helium was recovered guilty.

This time, the assemblage recovered Weinstein blameworthy of sexually assaulting Ms Haley, but acquitted him of assaulting Ms Sokola.

The latest condemnation is successful summation to a 16-year condemnation that Weinstein has yet to service aft being convicted of enactment crimes successful Los Angeles.

Jury deliberations proved tense past week arsenic well, erstwhile 1 juror said others were "shunning" 1 subordinate of the panel, calling it "playground stuff".

The foreperson besides claimed jurors were considering Weinstein's past and different allegations extracurricular the realm of the lawsuit successful making decisions.

This led the justice to springiness the assemblage an acquisition astir lone considering the allegations successful the case, and thing else.

Weinstein - who has crab and diabetes - stayed astatine Bellevue Hospital alternatively than Riker's Island jailhouse during the trial. He sat successful a wheelchair for the proceedings.

In total, Weinstein has been accused of intersexual misconduct, battle and rape by much than 100 women. While not each reports resulted successful transgression charges, the California condemnation means helium is apt to walk the remainder of his beingness successful prison.

Weinstein and his member Bob were among the biggest figures successful Hollywood, founding Miramax movie studio, whose hits included Shakespeare successful Love, which won the Oscar for champion picture, and Pulp Fiction.