A third criminal proceeding in New York against Harvey Weinstein ended without a verdict on Friday after jurors were unable to agree on one of the central charges, a judge said.
The Manhattan case focused on an allegation that Weinstein raped Jessica Mann in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013 while Mann resisted and repeatedly said "No." Weinstein, 74, pleaded not guilty to a single count of third-degree rape and has denied assaulting anyone or engaging in non-consensual sex. His defense has maintained that Mann invented the accusation after regretting a consensual relationship that did not advance her film career.
Judge Curtis Farber declared a mistrial on the third-degree rape charge after the jury deadlocked. The proceeding was the third New York trial of the former film producer, who rose to prominence as a top figure in Hollywood before allegations of sexual misconduct ended his career and contributed to a broader social movement encouraging women to speak out about abuse by powerful men.
The case was brought by the Manhattan district attorney's office and centered solely on the allegation involving Mann. The retrial had begun in April and reached its impasse when jurors could not find unanimity on the rape count, prompting the judge to end the matter without a verdict on that charge.
This trial followed earlier legal actions involving Weinstein. In New York in 2020 he was convicted on counts that included the rape of Mann and an assault on a former production assistant, Miriam Haley, in 2006. The state's highest court later vacated that conviction and the associated 23-year prison sentence on the grounds that Weinstein had not received a fair trial.
Subsequently, a Manhattan jury convicted Weinstein of sexually abusing Miriam Haley at a trial in June 2025, while finding him not guilty of assaulting former model Kaja Sokola. Weinstein faces up to 25 years in prison for the Haley conviction at his forthcoming sentencing.
Separately, Weinstein was convicted of rape in California in 2022 and is serving a 16-year sentence there; he is appealing that conviction and sentence. The New York mistrial leaves the specific third-degree rape allegation involving Mann without a jury resolution at this time.
Case timeline - as presented at trial
- Alleged incident: Mann says she was raped in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013 while resisting and saying "No."
- Charge in New York retrial: One count of third-degree rape; Weinstein pleaded not guilty.
- Judge: Curtis Farber declared a mistrial after the jury deadlocked on that count.
- Related convictions: A prior New York conviction from 2020 was overturned; a June 2025 conviction for sexually abusing Miriam Haley remains and carries up to 25 years at sentencing; a 2022 California rape conviction resulted in a 16-year sentence that is being appealed.