Former film mogul Harvey Weinstein<\/a> was convicted Wednesday of one of many prime costs in his intercourse crimes retrial however acquitted of one other, and jurors had been as but unable to achieve a verdict on a 3rd cost.<\/p>\n The break up verdict meted out a measure of vindication to his accusers and prosecutors \u2014 but additionally to Weinstein \u2014 after the landmark case was thrown into limbo.<\/p>\n Weinstein\u2019s preliminary conviction 5 years in the past<\/a> appeared to cement the downfall of one in every of Hollywood\u2019s strongest males in a pivotal second for the #MeToo<\/a> motion. But that conviction was overturned final yr, and the case was despatched again for retrial<\/a> in the identical Manhattan courthouse.<\/p>\n This time, a majority-female jury convicted the previous studio boss of forcibly subjecting one lady, Miriam Haley, to a prison intercourse act in 2006.<\/p>\n Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n But jurors acquitted Weinstein of one other prison intercourse act cost. It associated to Kaja Sokola, whose allegations of forcible oral intercourse date to 2006 however had been added to the case final yr. And jurors had been to proceed deliberating Thursday on a cost that he raped one other lady, Jessica Mann, in 2013. Under New York regulation, the third-degree rape cost carries a lesser penalty than the first-degree prison intercourse act offence.<\/p>\n Weinstein, 73, denies sexually assaulting or raping anybody.<\/p>\n Jury deliberations had teetered Wednesday because the foreperson once more requested to talk to the choose about \u201ca situation\u201d he discovered troubling.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\")
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