Manhattan prosecutors drop the rape charge against Harvey Weinstein after two mistrials and as Jessica Mann declines to testify again.Prosecutors, including Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and deputy Nicole Blumberg, say they respect Mann’s decision and will shift focus to sentencing recommendations, urging a 20-year term for Weinstein on a criminal sexual act conviction tied to Miriam Haley.Weinstein remains incarcerated on separate New York and California convictions; his 2020 conviction for the Mann charge was overturned on procedural grounds and retrials deadlocked twice before prosecutors moved to dismiss.Weinstein has denied assault and described encounters as consensual; defense lawyers, including
Juda Engelmayer, argued prosecutors failed to disclose communications and noted his age and health issues during proceedings.