Prosecutors look to try Weinstein for third time on sexual assault charge

New York judge says he wants charge – which jury could not reach verdict on – to be tried again before year’s end

New York prosecutors are looking to try Harvey Weinstein for a third time on a sexual assault charge on which a jury failed to reach a decision earlier this summer but which had succeeded in 2020 before being vacated by an appeals court.

New York judge Curtis Farber said on Wednesday he wants a charge involving the actor Jessica Mann as the alleged victim to be tried again before the end of this year, though prosecutors indicated they would not be ready for trial until 2026. The news was first reported by NBC News.