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New York prosecutors seek to drop Harvey Weinstein rape charge

The Guardian UK Thursday 25 June 2026, 17:24 UTC By Reuters 1 min read

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Accuser declines to testify in fourth trial after May mistrial with prosecutors citing her ‘extraordinarily taxing ordeal’Manhattan prosecutors on Thursday moved to drop a third-degree rape ⁠charge against Harvey Weinstein after the woman accusing the disgraced movie mogul of assaulting her said she did not want to testify in ⁠what would have ⁠been a fourth trial. Weinstein’s third trial in New York state court over an allegation that he raped ⁠aspiring actress Jessica Mann ended in a...

Accuser declines to testify in fourth trial after May mistrial with prosecutors citing her ‘extraordinarily taxing ordeal’

Manhattan prosecutors on Thursday moved to drop a third-degree rape ⁠charge against Harvey Weinstein after the woman accusing the disgraced movie mogul of assaulting her said she did not want to testify in ⁠what would have ⁠been a fourth trial.

Weinstein’s third trial in New York state court over an allegation that he raped ⁠aspiring actress Jessica Mann ended in a mistrial in May after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.

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