Weinstein case judge declares mistrial on remaining rape charge amid jury issues

A judge in Harvey Weinstein’s sex assaults trial has declared a mistrial on one charge after issues among the jury (Christian Monterrosa/Pool Photo via AP)

Harvey Weinstein’s sex assault retrial came to a disjointed end on Thursday as the jury foreperson declined to deliberate and the judge declared a mistrial on a remaining rape charge, a day after a split verdict on the other charges in a case that has been seen as a bellwether of the #MeToo era.

The outcome positions the former studio boss for a third New York trial — prosecutors said they’re ready to retry the rape count — even as he faces a new sentencing on his sexual assault conviction.