Harvey Weinstein was found guilty by a New York jury on June 11 in his high-stakes retrial—more than a year after the state Supreme Court overturned his 2020 convictions. A panel of seven women and five men delivered a partial verdict, finding Weinstein guilty of a first-degree criminal sexual act. He was acquitted on a second criminal sexual act charge, and jurors remain deadlocked on a third-degree rape charge connected to Jessica Mann. Deliberations on that count are set to resume on Thursday.
This trial reevaluated allegations dating back to the mid-2000s and early 2010s. Prosecutors accused Weinstein of raping actress Jessica Mann in 2013 and forcing oral sex on Miriam Haley and Kaja Sokola in 2006. The jury convicted Weinstein on the count involving Haley, cleared him of the Sokola allegation, and remain undecided about Mann’s rape claim.
From the start, Weinstein has insisted every encounter was consensual. He chose not to testify in this proceeding or the original 2020 trial.
His conviction this time around reinforces the #MeToo movement’s legacy and these women’s persistence. With the rape jury still deliberating, the trial isn’t over—but the guilty verdict is another blow to Weinstein’s influence and an echo of accountability across Hollywood.
