A judge declared a mistrial on Friday in Harvey Weinstein’s third Manhattan sex crimes trial after jurors said they were deadlocked and could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether he raped former aspiring actor Jessica Mann in a Manhattan hotel in 2013.
The panel had deliberated for approximately nine hours over three days before telling the court it was stuck. Weinstein had pleaded not guilty to the charge of rape in the third degree. After hearing the jury’s report, Judge Curtis Farber said, “I see no reason to go any further.”
The mistrial leaves the case unresolved for now, but it does not end the broader legal fight surrounding Weinstein, who has been behind bars since 2020. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said his office would “consider our next steps in consultation with Ms. Mann” and was “ready to go forward to trial again, after conferring with Jessica Mann.”
This was Weinstein’s third Manhattan sex crimes trial. He was first convicted in early 2020 of third-degree rape involving Mann, but a New York state appeals court overturned that conviction in 2024. Last year, his second trial ended with a conviction for first-degree criminal sexual act for forcibly performing oral sex on Miriam Haley in 2006 and an acquittal on a second first-degree criminal sexual act charge tied to Kaja Sokola.
The case is part of a broader reckoning that began drawing major public attention in 2017 after investigative reports detailed allegations against Weinstein, whose accusers now number nearly 100 women. He has denied all allegations against him, and Friday’s deadlock means the Manhattan jury could not settle the latest chapter in a case that has already produced convictions, reversals and another long fight over the same charge.
Bragg said, “While we are disappointed that the proceedings ended with a mistrial, we deeply respect the jury system and sincerely thank all of the jurors for their time and dedication.” The next step now rests with prosecutors and Mann, who must decide whether to try the rape charge again.
