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  "title": "Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T16:03:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-15-years-9.7355254"
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  "summary": "Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a former production assistant, Miriam Haley. The disgraced movie producer was initially convicted and sentenced to 23 years in prison in 2020, but his conviction was overturned in 2024 and a retrial was ordered. A Manhattan jury again found him guilty of a serious sex crime in June 2025.\n\nThe charge stemmed from an alleged 2006 assault at Weinstein's Manhattan apartment, according to Live Mint. Weinstein has repeatedly denied sexually assaulting or raping anyone. The 2025 conviction was based on allegations made by Haley, and it is this conviction that led to Wednesday's 15-year sentence.\n\nWeinstein's case became closely associated with the #MeToo movement, which was sparked by numerous abuse allegations against him and other powerful figures in Hollywood. His sentencing marks another chapter in a lengthy legal saga that has spanned over six years, with PBS NewsHour noting that it followed a legal odyssey that began after his first conviction in 2020.",
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