Prosecutors drop rape charges against Harvey Weinstein after three trials ended without a verdict
US prosecutors have dropped a sex assault case against Harvey Weinstein after three trials ended without a verdict. The case centered on allegations by actor Jessica Mann that Weinstein sexually assaulted her in 2013. Weinstein will remain in prison as he is already serving a separate 16-year prison term for other sex offenses.
- ▪The case against Harvey Weinstein was dropped due to two separate juries being unable to reach verdicts.
- ▪Weinstein is already serving a 16-year prison term in a California case for the rape of a European actress.
- ▪The dropped case was the third time Jessica Mann took the stand against Weinstein.
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| Publication time | Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:14 +0200 |
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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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