Overview

• On the second day of deliberations, the 12-member panel resumed considering two counts of criminal sexual act and one count of rape against Harvey Weinstein.
• A 25-year-old juror asked to be excused, alleging fellow panelists were shunning and berating him over his views on the evidence.
• New York Supreme Court Justice Curtis Farber refused to dismiss the juror or declare a mistrial, describing the exchanges as part of normal jury debate.
• Weinstein’s defense lawyers argued that the jury’s conduct tainted the trial but the judge ruled there was no legal basis to replace the juror.
• In a rare interview, Weinstein conceded he acted “immorally” yet insisted none of his behavior was illegal as the jury weighs his fate.