Jury deadlocked in Harvey Weinstein’s third Manhattan sex crimes trial - BERITAJA

Jurors successful the 3rd Manhattan activity crimes proceedings against erstwhile Hollywood shaper Harvey Weinstein are deadlocked, the presiding judge announced Friday.

“We, the jury, person concluded we cannot scope a unanimous decision,” the jurors said successful a statement to Judge Curtis Farber.

Farber ordered the jurors to proceed deliberating. If they cannot scope a unanimous verdict, he said, past the tribunal will request to schedule a caller proceedings successful beforehand of a different jury.

“If you request readbacks aliases clarifications of the law, we guidelines fresh to do so,” Farber instructed the panel. “I admit the process is difficult. Please proceed to deliberate.”

Weinstein is charged pinch third-degree rape against erstwhile aspiring character Jessica Mann, who claims the disgraced intermezo mogul assaulted her astatine a DoubleTree edifice successful Manhattan successful 2013.

He pleaded not blameworthy to the charge, and he has denied each allegations of nonconsensual sex.

The proceedings marks the 3rd clip Weinstein faces charges stemming from Mann’s allegations.

He was first convicted successful early 2020 of third-degree rape related to Mann’s claims, but a New York authorities appeals tribunal overturned the conviction successful 2024, ruling that the proceedings judge had improperly allowed grounds about allegations not straight tied to the case.

Weinstein was again tried connected Mann’s allegations past year, but the assemblage failed to scope a verdict connected the count tied to her.

In that 2nd trial, the assemblage convicted Weinstein of first-degree criminal intersexual enactment for forcibly performing oral activity connected erstwhile “Project Runway” accumulation adjunct Miriam Haley successful 2006. He was acquitted connected a 2nd first-degree criminal intersexual enactment complaint stemming from a akin allegation by erstwhile exemplary Kaja Sokola.

The time aft jurors delivered that mixed verdict, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg said his agency was “ready to spell guardant to proceedings again, aft conferring pinch Jessica Mann.”

In caller years, Weinstein’s wellness has visibly declined and he has faced various aesculapian issues, including a test of bony marrow crab successful 2024. He has been down bars since 2020.

If you aliases personification you cognize has been sexually assaulted, telephone the National Sexual Assault Hotline astatine 1-800-656-4673. The hotline, tally by the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN), could put you successful interaction pinch your section rape situation center. You could besides entree RAINN’s online chat work astatine rainn.org/get-help.