De-escalation: Judge declares mistrial in Mann rape case

Manhattan Judge Curtis Farber declared a mistrial after jurors said they were deadlocked on whether Harvey Weinstein raped Jessica Mann in a New York hotel in 2013. The 12 began deliberating Wednesday and by Friday told the court they could not reach a unanimous verdict. Farber sent them back once, then dismissed them when the impasse held.

The panel was seven men and five women. One juror said nine favored acquittal and three conviction. Weinstein, 74, showed no reaction as officers wheeled him from court.

The charge remains unresolved while prosecutors decide, in consultation with Mann, whether to try the case a fourth time. A court date on next steps was set for June 24. Jurors heard nearly three weeks of testimony, including five days from Mann, and Weinstein did not testify.

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