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mahatmakanejeeves

(71,565 posts)
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 01:17 PM 2 hrs ago

Harvey Weinstein Rape Case Dropped After Second Hung Jury

Source: Bloomberg Law

New York Brief
Harvey Weinstein Rape Case Dropped After Second Hung Jury

June 25, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT
Mike Vilensky
Senior Correspondent


Harvey Weinstein, former co-chairman of the Weinstein Co., at Manhattan criminal court in New York, US, on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Adam Gray/Bloomberg

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has decided to drop a rape case against Harvey Weinstein after two consecutive juries failed to reach a verdict on the charge.

Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg told Judge Curtis Farber in Manhattan criminal court on Thursday that they wouldn't proceed after consulting with the alleged rape victim, Jessica Mann, who "wants to move on with her life."

Weinstein, who has been in jail since 2020, is awaiting sentencing for a separate New York sexual assault conviction, something that had been held up by this other charge. He also faces prison time for a California conviction that's being appealed.

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Read more: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/new-york-brief/harvey-weinstein-rape-case-dropped-after-second-hung-jury

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Harvey Weinstein Rape Case Dropped After Second Hung Jury (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 2 hrs ago OP
;-{)..... Goonch 2 hrs ago #1
Fix the right people ... dave99 2 hrs ago #2
Piece of shit in a suit. twodogsbarking 1 hr ago #3
Hasn't he had serious health problems? FakeNoose 1 hr ago #4
This says it well in three seconds. Best to you. twodogsbarking 58 min ago #5
How disgusting. There is no reason there should be a hung jury. The charges against this scum bag shouldn't be dropped! Multichromatic 18 min ago #6
He's going to argue - probably successfully - for time served on the assault sentencing Prairie Gates 8 min ago #7

FakeNoose

(43,010 posts)
4. Hasn't he had serious health problems?
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 02:01 PM
1 hr ago

Like, he almost died 3 or 4 times already. Just let him go, he has to face other charges in California anyway. Let him die in California.

Multichromatic

(242 posts)
6. How disgusting. There is no reason there should be a hung jury. The charges against this scum bag shouldn't be dropped!
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 03:17 PM
18 min ago

Prairie Gates

(8,656 posts)
7. He's going to argue - probably successfully - for time served on the assault sentencing
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 03:27 PM
8 min ago

He's basically been in jail for six years on just that conviction.

Then there's the Californian case. The appeal may very well succeed (it was the weakest of the cases, which is why they were trying to keep him in New York).

And then all you need is one guy on the jury who thinks "MeToo went too far," not hard to find in the Trump 2 era.

There's a good chance that he's walking free within the year.

It's sickening. Really shows how the system works for you if you have unlimited money for lawyers (see also Bill Cosby).

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