New York prosecutors seek to drop Harvey Weinstein rape charge

Manhattan prosecutors have moved to drop a third-degree rape charge against Harvey Weinstein. This decision comes after the accuser, Jessica Mann, declined to testify in what would have been his fourth trial. Mann had accused Weinstein of raping her in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013. Her decision follows a mistrial in May, where jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict in Weinstein's third trial for this allegation. Prosecutors stated that testifying had been an "extraordinarily taxing ordeal" for Mann. Weinstein, who has pleaded not guilty to the charges and denies assaulting anyone, was convicted in a previous trial for raping Mann and assaulting another woman, Miriam Haley, though that conviction was later overturned. He remains incarcerated due to a conviction in another case.

Harvey Weinstein will not face a fourth trial on a New York rape charge after his accuser, Jessica Mann, stated she could not endure testifying again. Prosecutors subsequently dropped the case on Thursday. This specific charge had been unresolved due to a previous overturned conviction and two hung juries. Weinstein, who denies all accusations, remains incarcerated with other felony convictions in New York and California. The dismissed charge concerned an allegation of rape against Mann in a Manhattan hotel in 2013.