Weinstein's New York rape charge dropped after accuser says she can't endure a 4th trial
Summary
The New York rape charge against movie producer Harvey Weinstein was dropped after the accuser said she could not endure another trial. Weinstein remains convicted of other sexual crimes in New York and California and is in jail awaiting sentencing.Key Facts
- Prosecutors dropped a New York rape charge against Harvey Weinstein after the accuser said she could not testify again.
- The accuser, Jessica Mann, testified in three trials about the alleged 2013 rape.
- Weinstein denies the charge, saying the relationship was consensual.
- Mann wrote in court that the case has caused her ongoing harm and trauma.
- Weinstein remains convicted of other sexual crimes in New York and California.
- He is in jail and awaiting a September sentencing in New York, where prosecutors want a 20-year prison term.
- After finishing his New York sentence, he is to serve 16 years in California for another rape conviction.
- Weinstein's lawyers said he is relieved by the dropped charge and maintains his innocence.
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