Overview
- Manhattan prosecutors moved to dismiss the unresolved third-degree rape count on Thursday, June 25, 2026, after Jessica Mann submitted a letter saying she would not testify in a fourth trial.
- The DA’s office said it believes Mann’s account and cited the emotional toll of two grand juries and three trial juries when deciding not to retry the case.
- Prosecutors asked a judge to impose a 20-year prison term for Weinstein’s 2025 conviction for a criminal sexual act involving Miriam Haley, and sentencing in that matter remains scheduled.
- Weinstein remains in custody on other convictions, including a separate California rape conviction that was affirmed on appeal even as the appeals court vacated his 16-year sentence and ordered resentencing.
- The dismissal closes one chapter of prosecutions that began after 2017 exposés that helped spark the #MeToo movement while highlighting how long, repeated trials can exhaust survivors and shape prosecutorial choices.