Prosecutors Drop Harvey Weinstein's New York Rape Charge

Updated on: June 25, 2026 / 12:41 PM EDT / CBS New York

Prosecutors Drop Harvey Weinstein's New York Rape Charge

TL;DR

  • Prosecutors are dropping a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein.
  • This decision avoids a potential fourth trial for Weinstein in New York.
  • Weinstein remains convicted of other sexual felonies in New York and California.
  • The New York rape charge remained unresolved after his third trial.
  • Jessica Mann accused Weinstein of raping her in a New York City hotel room in 2013.
  • A jury could not reach a unanimous decision in a previous trial.
  • Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg stated that Mann did not wish to testify again.
  • Weinstein's lawyers argued the relationship with Mann was consensual.
  • Weinstein has admitted to acting "wrongly" but denies assaulting anyone.