Prosecutors drop rape charges against Harvey Weinstein after three trials ended without a verdict
The former producer is accused by actress Jessica Mann, who was 27 at the time, of raping her in a New York hotel room in March 2013, shortly after they met at a party. Weinstein is already in prison for other sex offenses, so will remain behind bars.
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Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, June 25, 2026. BARRY WILLIAMS / VIA REUTERS US prosecutors moved to drop a sex assault case against disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein Thursday, June 25, after two separate juries were unable to reach verdicts in the case, the cinema mogul's spokesman told AFP. The case centered on allegations by actor Jessica Mann that Weinstein sexually assaulted her after the pair met at a party in 2013 when she was 27 and the Hollywood power broker promised to boost her career. It was the third time that Mann has taken the stand against Weinstein after a 2020 guilty verdict was overturned due to mishandling of witnesses, and a 2025 case ended in mistrial after a jury-room feud.
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