Weinstein’s New York rape charge dropped after accuser says she can’t endure fourth trial
Harvey Weinstein avoided a fourth trial on a New York rape charge after his accuser said she could not endure testifying again, leading prosecutors to drop the #MeToo-era case on Thursday.
The film mogul still stands convicted of another sexual felony in New York and others in California, and he remains behind bars.
But the New York rape charge had remained unresolved after an overturned conviction followed by two hung juries.
The judge formally dismissed the charge on Thursday.
Weinstein had a...
Weinstein Rape Charge Dropped in NYC
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