Harvey Weinstein receives 15-year sentence in New York sex-crimes case
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison after the conclusion of his New York sex-crimes case, NPR US reports. The sentence came more than six years after his first trial began. The supplied material does not identify the conviction or provide details of the proceedings.
Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in New York, NPR US reports. The sentence brought his New York sex-crimes case to a close on Wednesday, according to the supplied material. It came more than six years after his first trial began.
The source describes the case as involving sex crimes and identifies Weinstein as a former movie mogul. It does not specify the charges on which the sentence was based, the court that imposed it or the details of the proceedings. The material also gives no information about statements made during sentencing, the prosecution’s position or Weinstein’s response.
NPR’s report places the sentence at the end of a lengthy legal process that began with the first trial more than six years earlier. No further procedural or legal details are available in the supplied source.
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