Prosecutors Retry Weinstein Rape Case After Hung Jury and 2024 Reversal
Harvey Weinstein is back in a New York courtroom again, but the case has narrowed, and the stakes remain unresolved.
According to the Associated Press, jury selection is underway for a retrial focused solely on Jessica Mann’s 2013 rape allegation, marking the third time jurors will weigh the same claim. The charge lingered after a previous jury deadlocked in 2025.
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The retrial follows years of legal reversals. Weinstein’s 2020 conviction was overturned in 2024 over improper testimony, forcing prosecutors to retry key parts of the case. In the last retrial, he was convicted on a separate 2006 assault but not on Mann’s accusation.
Prosecutors have long argued Weinstein used his Hollywood influence to exploit women, while his defense maintains all encounters were consensual.
The case traces back to the wave of accusations from more than 80 women that fueled the #MeToo movement.
Now, with a narrower charge and new defense strategy, the outcome remains uncertain.
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