Weinstein Retrial on Assault Charge Set for April 14

A Manhattan judge has scheduled Harvey Weinstein's retrial on a third-degree assault charge for April 14, marking the third time the former film producer faces a jury over allegations from actress Jessica Mann stemming from an encounter in 2013.

New York Supreme Court Justice Curtis Farber set the date during a hearing on Wednesday, where the 72-year-old Weinstein, appearing in a wheelchair and dressed in a black suit, was escorted from Rikers Island. The charge, a Class E felony carrying a maximum sentence of four years, relates to Mann's accusation that Weinstein pressured her into sexual activity at a New York hotel. Prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office plan to retry the case after a mistrial last year, when jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict despite extended deliberations marked by reported internal conflicts, including the foreperson citing threats from other panel members and refusing to continue.

This upcoming trial follows a complex legal history for Weinstein in New York. In 2020, he was convicted of rape and a criminal sexual act, receiving a 23-year sentence. That conviction was overturned in April 2024 by the New York State Court...