Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years after retrial conviction
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein received a 15-year prison sentence after a retrial over a 2006 sex crime, NDTV reported. Once a powerful Oscar-winning entertainment figure, Weinstein’s downfall followed sexual-assault allegations in 2017 that helped propel the #MeToo movement.
Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after a retrial over a 2006 sex crime, NDTV reported. Weinstein was once among the most powerful figures in the entertainment industry and was an Oscar-winning producer. His career collapsed after sexual-assault allegations emerged in 2017.
Those allegations helped set off the #MeToo movement, according to the supplied report. The latest sentence follows a retrial concerning the 2006 offence. The source material does not provide details of the conviction, identify the court or explain the circumstances that led to the retrial.
It also does not include a statement from Weinstein or his representatives.
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