Hollywood Film Producer Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual assault
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, after a jury found him guilty last year of committing a criminal sexual act against a former assistant. In a victim-impact statement in court, Miriam Haley said the assault had had a “devastating effect on my life and sense of security that […]
Disgraced Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a sexual assault against a former assistant, Miriam Haley, according to prosecutors. The victim shared in court how the assault had a "devastating effect on my life and sense of security that may never go away". Weinstein, 74, appeared in court in a wheelchair and denied the allegations but apologized "to anyone I may have hurt by my actions".
The producer, once behind Miramax, the studio that made hits like Shakespeare in Love, fell from grace in 2017 after multiple women alleged sexual assaults dating back decades. The #MeToo movement was sparked by these accusations. Weinstein was convicted in a Los Angeles sex-crime case in 2022 but his New York convictions were overturned in 2024 due to a lack of fair trial.
He was retried and convicted again last year for the assault on Haley. Weinstein is currently being held in Bellevue Hospital's prison ward for various ailments during his incarceration.
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