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The jury had earlier convicted Harvey Weinstein of one felony sex crime, but jury deliberations had devolved into threats and yelling.
June 12, 2025Updated 12:24 p.m. ET
The judge overseeing the sex-crimes trial of Harvey Weinstein on Thursday declared a mistrial on a final charge against him, after the jury foreman said he was unwilling to return to deliberations.
The ruling followed a wild day in court on Wednesday, in which jurors in Manhattan convicted Mr. Weinstein of a felony sex crime but were then sent home to cool off. The jury foreman had complained to the judge that deliberations had devolved into yelling and that he felt threatened by the other jurors.
On Wednesday, the panel of seven women and five men announced a partial verdict, convicting Mr. Weinstein on a single count of criminal sexual act and acquitting him of another count of the same charge. They were unable to reach a consensus on a charge of third-degree rape.
On Thursday, the foreman said he was not willing to return to the jury room and continue deliberating with the 11 others.
Justice Curtis Farber thanked the jurors for their service. “Sometimes jury deliberations become heated,” he said. “I understand this particular deliberation was more heated than some others. That’s unfortunate.”
The judge told the jurors he was obligated to declare a mistrial on the remaining count.
After releasing them, Justice Farber said he had spoken to the others on the jury, describing them as “extremely disappointed.” They did not, he said, describe the deliberations as contentious as the foreman had. “They did not describe anything that rose to the level of threats.”
