Harvey Weinstein’s latest New York rape trial just ended in a mistrial for the third time, leaving Manhattan prosecutors empty-handed but still vowing to keep fighting. Judge Curtis Farber declared the mistrial after the jury said it was deadlocked and couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict on whether Weinstein raped aspiring actress Jessica Mann in a hotel room more than a decade ago.
According to BBC, this is the second time a jury has failed to reach a decision on Mann’s accusation, and the third time prosecutors have tried to secure a conviction on these specific charges. Weinstein, now 74, remains jailed on other convictions, including a 16-year sentence in California for sexual assault. He showed no reaction as the mistrial was announced, sitting motionless in a wheelchair as court officers wheeled him out.
