Harvey Weinstein was convicted Wednesday by a New York jury of one charge of committing a criminal sexual act in his sexual assault retrial, a decision that comes more than a year after his 2020 conviction was overturned.
The jury acquitted Weinstein on a separate criminal sex act charge from 2006, according to the
Associated Press, but has been unable to reach a verdict on a third charge stemming from an incident in 2013. The jury was expected to continue deliberations on that third charge on Thursday.
“This trial was fair until we got to the jury deliberations,” Weinstein’s publicist, Juda Engelmayer, said in a statement to The Washington Post. “More than one juror had complained that other jurors had preconceived notions and are using their beliefs of Harvey’s life as evidence of guilt. The Foreman said he was threatened by other jurors. We believe there are serious appellate issues and they will be explored.”
