Harvey Weinstein will not be retried on the charges of rape and sexual assault that a Los Angeles jury failed to reach a verdict on last year.
The jury, however, failed to reach verdicts on other charges against Weinstein; those included charges of rape and oral copulation, the wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and a sexual battery by restraint charge involving Lauren Young. Weinstein was also acquitted on a count of sexual battery against a massage therapist.
During the hearing on Tuesday, Young reportedly said that she was disappointed that prosecutors would not pursue a retrial. Thompson, however, claimed that Weinstein would likely only face an additional year in prison if he was convicted on the one count related to Young’s accusation. Though Thompson said he wanted all victims to get justice, the possible sentence wasn’t worth another trial.
A lawyer for Newsom, Elizabeth Fegan, issued a statement saying, “We respect the prosecution’s decision to not retry Harvey Weinstein on the charges relating to the claims of my client, California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom. The First Partner’s primary intention in coming forward was to ensure that Weinstein spends the rest of his life in prison.
Fegan added: “Had the court not handed down a fitting sentence, my client would have been ready to support the prosecutors if they opted to retry Weinstein, even considering the enormous emotional toll it would inflict on her.” Mark Werksman, a lawyer for Weinstein, said, “The District Attorney was wise to dismiss charges they knew they could never prove.”
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