The judge overseeing Harvey Weinstein‘s sex crimes case in New York has declared a mistrial on one charge of rape.
Harvey Weinstein’s trial in New York is over
The jury delivered verdicts on two other charges on Wednesday (11.06.25) with the former movie mogul – who denied all the accusations against him -being found guilty of one count of sexual assault and not guilty on another count of the same charge before they were then expected to resumed deliberations on the remaining charge of third-degree rape, but the jury foreman refused to re-join the deliberations .
The foreman previously complained to Judge Curtis Farber about rising tensions among the jury with the judge telling the court on Wednesday there had been accusations of “yelling and screaming” as they struggled to reach a verdict.
A day later, the foreman refused to rejoin the deliberations, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial on the remaining charge.
After the trial ended, Weinstein spokesperson Juda Engelmayer declared the movie boss’ lawyers believed the single conviction could be “set aside” due to “gross juror misconduct”.
Engelmayer added: “Eight years, dozens of accusers, three trials, one conviction. Harvey is disappointed in the single verdict, but hasn’t loss faith or the heart to continue fighting to clear his name.”
Prosecutors have indicated they intend to retry Weinstein, 73, on the third-degree rape charge. A status hearing has been set for July 2.
Weinstein attorney Arthur Aidala told reporters: “Of course, Mr. Weinstein is disappointed. He has maintained his innocence from the day I met him in 2019.”
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