Prosecutors drop Harvey Weinstein rape charge after accuser declines fourth trial
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New York prosecutors dropped a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein on Thursday after his accuser, Jessica Mann, said she could not endure testifying again. The charge had remained unresolved after an overturned conviction followed by two hung juries. Weinstein still stands convicted of another sexual felony in New York and others in California, and he remains behind bars. The judge formally dismissed the charge Thursday. Weinstein had a neutral expression as court officers led him out of court in his wheelchair. The Oscar-winning producer denies all the accusations.
What’s reported
New York prosecutors dropped a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein on Thursday.
The accuser, Jessica Mann, wrote a letter stating she chose not to proceed with a fourth trial because she could no longer endure going through it.
The charge concerned an allegation that Weinstein raped Mann in a Manhattan hotel in 2013.
Weinstein still stands convicted of another sexual felony in New York and others in California, and remains behind bars.
The judge formally dismissed the charge Thursday.
Weinstein had a neutral expression as court officers led him out of court in his wheelchair.
Weinstein denies all the accusations.
Key figures
Harvey Weinstein, former movie mogul
Jessica Mann, hairstylist and actor, accuser
Nicole Blumberg, prosecutor
Jacob Kaplan, defense lawyer
Sources: abcnews.com
