Weinstein faced one charge of rape in the third degree and two charges of criminal sexual act in the first degree, which is the higher felony charge and carries a maximum prison sentence of 25 years. The rape charge carries a sentence of up to four years.

The judge in Harvey Weinstein's criminal case in Manhattan declared a mistrial on a rape charge Thursday, one day after Weinstein was convicted on a separate felony sex abuse charge.

Harvey Weinstein’s NYC rape retrial hit a major hurdle yesterday after the jury foreman refused to return to deliberations, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial on the third-degree rape charge.