NewzDisgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday in Manhattan to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of sexual assault in a high-profile retrial. A New York judge handed down the sentence more than a year after the Hollywood producer was convicted for sexually assaulting former “Project Runway” production assistant Miriam Haley. Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Supreme Court to be sentenced for sexually assaulting Miriam Haley in New York.
(AFP pic)NEW YORK: Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was at the centre of abuse allegations that spurred the MeToo movement in Hollywood, was resentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a former production assistant.In 2020, Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years for assaulting Miriam Haley, but his conviction was overturned on appeal in 2024. A jury found him guilty again in 2025 after a retrial in New York. NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, was sentenced in Manhattan to 15 years in prison Wednesday for a felony sex crime in another #MeToo reckoning.Weinstein’s sentencing for sexually assaulting one-time TV production assistant Miriam Haley followed a legal odyssey spanning more than six years.
His 2020 conviction was overturned by New York's highest court, citing testimony from other women whose allegations weren’t part of the case. A second jury found Weinstein guilty again at a retrial last year.Once among the most powerful figures in the entertainment industry, Weinstein was an Oscar-winning producer whose hits included “Shakespeare in Love,” “Pulp Fiction” and “Chocolat.” But his downfall came quickly after sexual assault allegations in 2017 set off the #MeToo movement.Weinstein, 74, is expected to appeal. He is now likely to remain behind bars until at least his late 80s.
He has denied raping or sexually assaulting anyone. Seated in a wheelchair, he was quickly wheeled out of the courtroom after the sentencing, while some of his accusers hugged and brushed away tears.Weinstein and his victim both spoke in courtWeinstein faced up to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting Haley at his Manhattan apartment in 2006. He has already served more than six years as his case has cycled again and again through the criminal justice system.
Haley gave her account of the assault at two trials, and addressed the court Wednesday just before Weinstein was sentenced.“Having been sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein has had a devastating effect on my life and sense of security that may never go away. Making the decision to speak up will have me looking over my shoulder for years to come,” Haley said. “It’s a life sentence for me.”“I’ve been further traumatized in exercising my right to hold him accountable.
All of this traces back to his actions,” she said, adding that she thought about ending her pursuit of justice many times.Minutes later, Weinstein apologized in court to those he may have hurt. “I do have remorse for Miriam Haley’s pain, but I have to reiterate my innocence,” he told the judge.Judge Curtis Farber said Weinstein was once a king in the movie industry, “but recognition for these achievements will pale in comparison to what you did.”He said Weinstein is now known as “a sexual predator, the literal face of the MeToo movement.”W… In court, Miriam Haley said the assault had a "devastating effect on my life and sense of security that may never go away".
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