Opening statements are set for Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein's New York rape retrial, according to a court spokesperson. The retrial concerns a rape charge involving a 2013 encounter in a Manhattan hotel, as stated by prosecutors. The previous jury deadlocked on the rape charge in June 2024, leading to a mistrial, court records show.
Weinstein has pleaded not guilty and denies ever having nonconsensual sex, his spokesperson said. The 73-year-old prison inmate is serving a 16-year prison sentence for rape in California from a 2023 conviction, according to prison records. He is also serving a 16-year sentence for a California rape conviction, according to prison records.
I had been unfaithful to my then-wife and acted wrongly, but I never assaulted anyone.
Weinstein was convicted in June 2025 for sexual assault of former production assistant Miriam Haley, according to court documents. He was acquitted in June 2025 for a similar sexual assault against Polish model Kaja Sokola, court records show. He was previously convicted in New York in 2020 to 23 years in prison for crimes against Miriam Haley and Jessica Mann, but that conviction was overturned in 2024 by the New York Court of Appeals for procedural reasons, according to legal filings.
The jury consists of seven men and five women, according to the court. The trial is expected to take up to four weeks, the judge said.
Weinstein has recently changed his legal team, adding Jacob Kaplan, Marc Agnifilo, and Teny Geragos, according to court filings. It remains unclear how the new legal team's strategy will differ from the previous one, and whether Jessica Mann will testify again. The specific evidence the prosecution will present in this retrial has not been disclosed.