NEW YORK: A Manhattan jury on Wednesday (Jun 11) discovered former film producer Harvey Weinstein responsible on one intercourse crimes cost, whereas remaining deadlocked on one other and acquitting him of a 3rd. The partial verdict follows fractious deliberations in a retrial after his 2020 conviction was overturned.
Weinstein, 73, was convicted of sexually assaulting former manufacturing assistant Miriam Haley in 2006. He was acquitted of fees associated to an alleged assault of Kaja Sokola in 2002, when she was 16. Jurors have but to succeed in a choice on whether or not Weinstein raped aspiring actress Jessica Mann in 2013. Deliberations on that rely will proceed on Thursday.
TENSIONS IN THE JURY ROOM
The fifth day of deliberations was marked by heated exchanges amongst jurors. Justice Curtis Farber stated one juror, known as Juror One, reported receiving a menace from one other panelist.
“Juror One has made it very clear that he’s not going to alter his place,” Farber stated. “He indicated that a minimum of one different juror made feedback to the juror that ‘I’ll meet you exterior at some point,’ and there’s yelling and screaming.”
Weinstein’s lawyer, Arthur Aidala, moved for a mistrial following these revelations. Whereas the decide initially deliberate to dismiss the jury for the day, a observe was despatched indicating {that a} partial verdict had been reached.
RETRIAL AFTER CONVICTION OVERTURNED
The retrial started on Apr 23 and was initiated after the New York Courtroom of Appeals overturned Weinstein’s 2020 conviction, citing judicial errors. That trial was seen as a serious milestone within the #MeToo motion.
Weinstein, who has pleaded not responsible, can also be serving a 16-year sentence in California following a separate 2022 conviction for rape. He has denied all allegations of non-consensual intercourse and assault.
