Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years for New York sexual assault

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a former production assistant in 2006, following his retrial conviction last year. The 74-year-old was convicted in June 2025 of a first-degree criminal sexual act for assaulting Miriam Haley at his Manhattan apartment, marking the end of a six-year legal saga that included his 2020 conviction being overturned by New York's highest court.

Weinstein has consistently denied any wrongdoing. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg commended Haley for her testimony, highlighting her courage. Weinstein's spokesman stated that he maintains his innocence and disagrees with the sentence imposed by Judge Curtis Farber. Weinstein was first convicted in 2020 of assaulting Haley and raping an aspiring actress, Jessica Mann, but the conviction was overturned by the New York court in 2024, citing a lack of a fair trial.

At his retrial, jurors convicted Weinstein of assaulting Haley, acquitted him of assaulting model Kaja Sokola, and deadlocked on a rape charge involving Mann. He faces a separate California sentence after his conviction in 2022 for rape and sexual assault, which a California appeals court upheld but ordered resentencing due to the consideration of his overturned New York convictions as an aggravating factor.

Weinstein co-founded the Miramax studio and was previously convicted in California of rape and sexual assault, receiving a 16-year sentence that was later modified. Over 100 women have accused Weinstein of misconduct, and he has consistently denied all allegations.

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