Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape charge dropped after accuser says she can’t endure a fourth trial (opens original article in a new tab)

Harvey Weinstein avoided a fourth trial on a New York rape charge after his accuser said she couldn't endure testifying again, leading prosecutors to drop the case. The movie mogul remains in prison on other convictions.

• Harvey Weinstein's New York rape charge was dropped after accuser Jessica Mann said she couldn't endure a fourth trial
• Mann testified about being cornered by Weinstein in a 2013 hotel room and said she feared for her safety
• Weinstein remains incarcerated on other convictions including a 2020 rape conviction overturned on appeal
• The case involved a low-level felony with a maximum four-year sentence, less than time already served by Weinstein