Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in sexual assault retrial
Former Hollywood giant Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting his former assistant, Miriam Haley, more than six years after the disgraced producer was first convicted.
TL;DR
- Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting his former assistant, Miriam Haley.
- The sentencing occurred after a retrial, more than six years after Weinstein was first convicted.
- Weinstein, 74, was convicted of forcibly performing oral sex on Haley in 2006.
- His initial conviction was overturned, leading to a new trial where he was again found guilty on charges involving Haley.
- The second New York case ended in a mistrial for allegations involving Jessica Mann, and prosecutors later dropped that charge.
- Weinstein also has a separate conviction in California for rape and sexual assault, where his sentence was vacated and he is to be resentenced.
- Weinstein denies the allegations, claiming his encounters were consensual and he is not a violent man.
- He became a central figure in the #MeToo movement after accusations began in 2017, with over 80 women accusing him of misconduct.