Harvey Weinstein MeToo rape retrial jury deliberations.

Jurors will resume deliberating in Harvey Weinstein’s New York sex crimes retrial after the ending their first day without reaching a verdict. The seven-woman, five-man jury returns to their closed door discussions Friday as they revisit a case that encapsulated the #MeToo movement. The jury is considering two counts of criminal sex act and one count of rape against the 73-year-old Oscar-winning movie producer. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty.  Sexual misconduct allegations against Weinstein propelled the #MeToo movement in 2017. He was eventually convicted of sex crimes in New York and California, but the New York conviction was overturned, leading to the retrial.

Jurors have begun deliberating in Harvey Weinstein’s New York sex crimes retrial, ending the first day without reaching a verdict. The seven-woman, five-man jury went behind closed doors Thursday to decide a case that encapsulated the #MeToo movement. The jury is considering two counts of criminal sex act and one count of rape. The 73-year-old Weinstein has pleaded not guilty. A series of sexual misconduct allegations against the Oscar-winning movie producer propelled the #MeToo movement in 2017. He later was convicted of sex crimes in New York and California. But the New York conviction was overturned, leading to the retrial.