British writer and novelist
The Manhattan retrial of Harvey Weinstein on a rape charge has ended in a mistrial after jurors fail to reach a verdict on the charge. He faces one count of rape in the third degree; the case has seen three separate trials in New York. Mann testified; Weinstein has denied the allegation.
Prosecutors have dropped the third-degree rape charge against Harvey Weinstein after the accuser chose not to testify in what would have been a fourth trial. The move leaves Weinstein facing other convictions and ongoing sentencing in related cases.