Manhattan prosecutors have announced they will not pursue a fourth rape trial against Harvey Weinstein, following the overturning of earlier convictions and deadlocked juries. A judge dismissed the remaining third-degree charges on Thursday, The New York Times reports.
The allegations centered on actress Jessica Mann, who said Weinstein assaulted her in 2013. A 2020 jury initially convicted him, but that verdict was later vacated. Subsequent retrials in 2025 and 2026 ended without unanimous verdicts, leaving the case unresolved.
Throughout the proceedings, Mann reiterated her account, describing how she met the disgraced producer at a 2012 or 2013 party seeking acting opportunities and how those meetings escalated into demands for sex. In one instance in March 2013, Weinstein allegedly confined her to a room and pressured her to comply, after which she felt forced to surrender. Weinstein’s legal team cited texts suggesting the relationship may have been consensual.
“I said no over and over, and I tried to leave,” Mann testified through tears during the final trial, adding that Weinstein “was just treating me like he owned me.”
“She does not wish to testify in a fourth trial,” assistant district attorney Nicole Blumberg said in a statement reported by the Times, noting that Mann prefers to focus on healing and moving forward. “The people respect and support that decision.”
Variety reports that Mann filed a statement with the court indicating she could no longer endure the process.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg affirmed his office’s belief in Mann’s account and her credibility as a witness. He noted that she consistently testified before two grand juries and three trials over eight years. “We thank her for her honesty and tremendous bravery,” he said.
Mann wrote that “justice now has moved away from the courts, solely into the hands of God.”
