Harvey Weinstein, Rape
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The Harvey Weinstein retrial in New York took another dramatic turn Thursday when the judge declared a mistrial on the remaining rape charge, which the jury had yet to decide. The mistrial comes a day after the jury foreperson said he was threatened by another juror and did not feel safe.
The disgraced Hollywood mogul was convicted on one count of committing a criminal sex act, acquitted on another, while a third charge divided jurors
Weinstein faced one charge of rape in the third degree and two charges of criminal sexual act in the first degree, which is the higher felony charge and carries a maximum prison sentence of 25 years. The rape charge carries a sentence of up to four years.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. responded to the conclusion of Harvey Weinstein's retrial Thursday morning.
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