Harvey Weinstein rape charge dropped as accuser says she can’t endure another trial

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe rape charge was unresolved following an overturned conviction and two subsequent hung juries (Getty Images)A rape charge against media mogul Harvey Weinstein has been dismissed after his accuser, hairstylist and actor Jessica Mann, stated she could not endure testifying in a another trial.The charge stemmed from an allegation that Weinstein raped Mann in a Manhattan hotel in 2013, an accusation he continues to deny, maintaining all encounters were consensual.This specific charge remained unresolved following an initial 2020 conviction that was later overturned, and two subsequent retrials that resulted in hung juries.Prosecutors supported the dismissal, commending Mann's bravery and acknowledging the significant toll the trial process had taken on her, which included five days of testimony and intense questioning.Despite the dismissal of the low-level felony charge, Weinstein remains incarcerated, serving long sentences for other sexual felony convictions in New York and California.In fullHarvey Weinstein avoids a fourth trial as his New York rape charge is droppedThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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