Harvey Weinstein Convicted In New York Rape Retrial

June 11, 2025 Crime, New York City

Deadline Hollywood reports:

A week into jury deliberations on Harvey Weinstein‘s New York rape retrial, the proceedings appear to be descending into chaos.

The jurors just informed Judge Curtis Farber that they have reached a split verdict: guilty on Count 1 of a criminal sexual act in the first degree against Miriam Haley, not guilty of the same charge involving Kaja Sokola and no verdict on Jessica Mann. In this retrial, each count of first-degree criminal sexual act carries a maximum sentence of 25 years.

Tensions have been running high among the panelists all week, including apparent threats of violence from one juror against another and multiple complaints by jurors to Farber. Earlier today, the foreman of the seven-woman, five-man just told the judge, “I can’t go back in there with the other jurors.” Farber had confirmed hostilities among jurors, including some “yelling and screaming.”

The New York Times reports:

In reaching the mixed verdict, the jury seemed to credit the testimony of one accuser, disbelieve the testimony of another and deadlock over that of a third. Two of those witnesses — Miriam Haley and Jessica Mann — had also testified against Mr. Weinstein in his first Manhattan trial. The third woman, Kaja Sokola, did not testify at the first trial and was added to the case last year.

Mr. Weinstein, 73, was convicted in Manhattan of criminal sexual act and rape in 2020 but was retried this spring after the initial verdict was overturned by the state’s highest court. In a 4-to-3 decision, the Court of Appeals ruled last year that the trial judge should not have allowed the testimony of women who had accused Mr. Weinstein of sexual assaults that did not lead to charges.

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