This Friday, May 15, a New York judge declared a third trial against former film producer Harvey Weinstein void. for sexual abuse, after the jury failed to reach a verdict.
This is the second time that a jury in New York has failed to reach a verdict in the sexual assault accusation against the former producer, presented by actress Jessica Mann.
Currently, Weinstein remains in the Rikers Island jail, while serving a 16-year sentence in another case he faced in California.
Judge Curtis Farber’s decision came shortly after 1:00 p.m. local time (5:00 p.m. in Guatemala), when for the second time that day the jury informed the magistrate that it could not reach a unanimous verdict, according to local media.
The jury began deliberating on Tuesday, May 12, after a month of trial in which 20 witnesses testified, including Mann.
However, the session ended ahead of schedule after Weinstein, who suffers from serious health problems, will complain of chest pain.
In this judicial process, the former producer faced a charge of rape in the third degree, which also remained unresolved due to disagreement. of the jury in a trial held last year and for which he was originally convicted in 2020.
In 2025, Weinstein underwent a second trial for sexual crimes, after an appeals court overturned his historic 2020 conviction due to procedural errors. which marked the rise of the movement against abuse called “Me Too”.