Harvey Weinstein rape charge dropped after accuser declines fourth trial (opens original article in a new tab)

Harvey Weinstein avoided a fourth trial on a New York rape charge after his accuser declined to testify again, leading prosecutors to drop the case. The charge had remained unresolved after multiple trials and hung juries. Weinstein remains in prison on other convictions.

• Harvey Weinstein's New York rape charge was dropped after accuser Jessica Mann declined a fourth trial.
• Mann cited emotional toll and inability to endure further testimony as reasons for not proceeding.
• Weinstein remains incarcerated on other convictions, including a 2020 rape conviction overturned on appeal.