Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in New York sex-crime case
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a felony sex crime in New York. The sentence followed a retrial conviction after his 2020 conviction was overturned, extending a legal case that began more than six years ago.
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for a felony sex crime in New York, South China Morning Post reported. The sentence followed a retrial conviction last year. Weinstein had previously been convicted in 2020, but that conviction was overturned, leading to a renewed legal process that the report said had lasted more than six years.
The case involved the sexual assault of Miriam Haley, who was described as a former television production assistant. The sentencing was presented as another reckoning linked to the #MeToo movement. Weinstein was once among the most powerful figures in the entertainment industry and had been an Oscar-winning producer.
The supplied report does not provide the court’s detailed reasoning, Weinstein’s response to the sentence or information about any other cases or penalties.
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