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Retrial Possible After Mistrial Declared on Weinstein Rape Charge
- The jury in Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes retrial delivered a partial verdict on Wednesday in Manhattan, convicting him of sexually assaulting Miriam Haley but acquitting him of assaulting Kaja Sokola and deadlocking on a charge involving Jessica Mann.
- The retrial began in late April after an appeals court overturned Weinstein’s previous New York conviction last year due to improper testimony inclusion, and the jury faced tension and conflicts during six days of deliberations since June 4.
- The jury foreperson expressed fear and frustration due to aggressive behavior among jurors, leading him to refuse to continue deliberations, which prompted Judge Curtis Farber to declare a mistrial on the remaining rape charge involving Mann.
- Weinstein, 73, continues to assert his innocence and argues that the trial was unjust, while Haley expressed that the verdict "gives me hope." Mann emphasized that sexual assault can occur within relationships and situations where influence and coercion shape the story being told.
- Judge Farber ruled that the jury's decisions regarding Haley and Sokola remain valid despite the partial mistrial, while prosecutors may pursue a new trial on the unresolved charge, leaving Weinstein in custody and facing additional legal proceedings.
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Harvey Weinstein retrial jurors dish on dramatic deliberations, trash ‘sneaky’ foreman’s closed-door moves after surprise mistrial
Harvey Weinstein's retrial jurors dished on the behind-the-scenes drama that led to their bombshell verdict -- including allegations that one of them was "bought" by the convicted sex pest and that a "sneaky" foreman set a deadline for the deliberations.
Harvey Weinstein retrial ends in mistrial, jury foreperson won't deliberate
A Manhattan judge has declared a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial. The decision came one day after the jury returned a partial verdict on two of three charges. The jury had been deliberating since last week but only decided on third-degree rape and first-degree criminal sexual act on Wednesday, June 11. The mistrial will not affect the verdicts that the jury had reached. The remaining count, involving former actress Jessica Mann…
This measure does not, however, erase the guilty verdict handed down on Wednesday for sexual assault.
Weinstein case judge declares mistrial on remaining rape charge as jury foreperson declines to deliberate
The foreperson raised concerns on multiple occasions after reporting mistreatment from other jurors, saying he felt afraid in the jury room for sticking to his opinion, with one man allegedly threatening 'See me outside.' When the Manhattan Court judge asked the foreperson whether he was willing to return to deliberations, the man said no.
Weinstein case judge declares mistrial on remaining rape charge as jury foreperson won’t deliberate - Entertainment News
Harvey Weinstein ’s sex crimes retrial came to a disjointed end Thursday as the jury foreperson declined to deliberate and the judge declared a mistrial on a remaining rape charge, a day after a split verdict on other charges in the landmark #MeToo-era case.
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