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Harvey Weinstein Set for April 14 Retrial on Rape Charge

The Hollywood Reporter·@CaitlinHuston·2 months ago
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By Caitlin Huston Business Writer Harvey Weinstein’s retrial on a rape charge is scheduled to begin April 14. A 12-person jury in Manhattan found Weinstein guilty in June of one count of a criminal sexual act in the first degree against Haley and acquitted him on another count against former model Kaja Sokola. The jury could not reach a verdict on the third count of rape, related to aspiring actress Jessica Mann. That charge ended in a mistrial as the jury foreperson refused to return to deliberate, saying he faced threats from other jurors. Prosecutors vowed to retry the rape charge, and Mann also voiced her support for a retrial. Weinstein appeared to be mulling a guilty plea on the charge in recent weeks, but has not moved forward with a plea. Jury selection in the retrial is set to begin April 14, with Weinstein’s new legal team helming the trial.…

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