Disgraced former movie mogul would avoid a third trial in New York on charges that came to define the #MeToo era
Disgraced former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is weighing a potential guilty plea to resolve an undecided third-degree rape charge and avoid a third trial in New York on charges that came to define the #MeToo era.
Weinstein, in a wheelchair and looking noticeably paler than he did when he was last in court in June, was brought to Judge Curtis Farber’s court on Thursday, seeking to have his latest sex crime conviction thrown out over claims of juror intimidation.
Farber denied the motion, saying that tensions among jurors, which had spilled into open court during deliberations, had not risen to that level. In sworn statements, two jurors said they didn’t believe Weinstein was guilty, but had given in because of other jurors’ verbal aggression.
“Jurors don’t always behave in the manner we’d hope,” Farber said in denying the motion to dismiss the verdicts, adding: “I believe you had a fair trial.”
