JURY NEARING VERDICT IN WEINSTEIN TRIAL

The jury in Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial will resume deliberations on Monday after suggesting they may be nearing a guilty verdict on at least one of the five counts against the former movie producer.

The jury asked Justice James Burke Friday whether they could be hung on two counts of predatory sexual assault and unanimous on the other three, which include first-degree rape. Conviction on the predatory assault charges would indicate that Weinstein is a repeat sexual offender. Two of the other charges carry prison terms of up to 25 years, while the third is up to four years.

Gerald Lefcourt, a criminal defence attorney not involved in the case, said that from their question to the judge it seemed the jury “appeared willing to convict” Weinstein on the less serious counts.