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Jury Finalized for Harvey Weinstein’s New York Sexual Assault Retrial

A panel of seven women and five men will hear the case, with opening arguments expected this week as Weinstein remains hospitalized due to health concerns.

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Overview

  • Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for sexual assault was vacated on procedural grounds, prompting a retrial now underway in New York.
  • The newly seated jury includes seven women and five men, a more female-majority composition than in Weinstein’s previous trial.
  • Prosecutors are re-presenting allegations of forced oral sex and rape from 2006 and 2013, with an additional 2006 claim included this time.
  • Weinstein, who denies all charges and claims the encounters were consensual, remains hospitalized due to chronic health issues.
  • Even if acquitted in this trial, Weinstein will remain incarcerated, serving a 16-year sentence from a 2022 Los Angeles conviction.