- A rape charge against media mogul Harvey Weinstein has been dismissed after his accuser, hairstylist and actor Jessica Mann, stated she could not endure testifying in a another trial.
- The charge stemmed from an allegation that Weinstein raped Mann in a Manhattan hotel in 2013, an accusation he continues to deny, maintaining all encounters were consensual.
- This specific charge remained unresolved following an initial 2020 conviction that was later overturned, and two subsequent retrials that resulted in hung juries.
- Prosecutors supported the dismissal, commending Mann's bravery and acknowledging the significant toll the trial process had taken on her, which included five days of testimony and intense questioning.
- Despite the dismissal of the low-level felony charge, Weinstein remains incarcerated, serving long sentences for other sexual felony convictions in New York and California.
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