Harvey Weinstein rape retrial begins in New York

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-04-14 · 20:34 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Harvey Weinstein's retrial on a rape charge began Tuesday in Manhattan, New York, after a previous jury deadlocked on the count. Weinstein is accused of third-degree rape of Jessica Mann, an actress in a 2015 film. Judge Curtis Farber is presiding over the case. The retrial was initiated after a mistrial was declared in June due to a jury dispute. Jury selection, expected to last several days, began on Tuesday to select 12 jurors. Even with a conviction, Weinstein will remain imprisoned for other offenses.

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He is hopeful and expects a fair process where the facts will vindicate him.

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The defense sought to delay the trial.

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A mistrial was declared in June after a jury-room feud.

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Weinstein is accused of the third-degree rape of Jessica Mann.

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Harvey Weinstein's retrial on a rape charge began in New York.

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The retrial of disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein on a rape charge on which a jury was previously deadlocked started on Tuesday, although he will remain imprisoned for other offences regardless of the verdict.Weinstein is accused of the third-degree rape of Jessica Mann, who starred in the 2015 romantic comedy This Isn’t Funny.The judge declared a mistrial last June after the jury foreman refused to return to deliberate the case amid a jury-room feud.Weinstein is being retried on that count in the Manhattan court, and the process of jury selection began on Tuesday after a number of rulings by Judge Curtis Farber, who said the defence had sought to delay the trial.Jury selection to pick 12 jurors could last several days.Weinstein’s spokesman Juda Engelmayer said before Tuesday’s hearing: “He is hopeful and expects a fair process where the facts will vindicate him”.

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