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Harvey Weinstein has been handed a sentence of 15 years for sexually assaulting former production assistant Miriam Haley in 2006.
Following an overturned conviction and two subsequent mistrials, Wednesday, September 23, sentencing marks a major endpoint of the case that ignited the global #MeToo movement.
The former producer, who pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree criminal sexual act, appeared in the downtown Manhattan courtroom in a wheelchair, his hands cuffed to his seat.
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Weinstein will also face resentencing in California for raping and sexually assaulting Italian model and actor Evgeniya Chernyshova at a Los Angeles hotel in 2013.
Miriam Haley on Harvey Weinstein's conviction
In an emotional witness impact statement, Haley said she "certainly didn't think I'd be standing here again six years after the [first] conviction" and "trusts it will be my final one".
"It has often felt like I was the one on trial," Haley noted. "This process has been the worst decision of my life, for me personally. I considered pulling out so many times."
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction overturned
Haley has now testified against Weinstein at two trials first helping secure his 2020 conviction before it was overturned four years later.
Weistein was originally convicted in 2020 of third-degree rape involving former aspiring actor Jessica Mann and first-degree criminal sexual act involving Haley.
He was sentenced to 23 years in prison; however, his conviction was overturned in 2024 by a New York state appeals court, and a judge ordered a new trial.
She returned to the witness stands at his 2025 retrial, once again recounting how Weinstein forcibly performed oral sex on her at his SoHo apartment on July 10, 2006.
A jury ultimately convicted Weinstein of committing a first-degree criminal sexual act against Haley.
Harvey Weinstein's health issues
The disgraced Hollywood producer, 74, has faced a series of health issues in recent years, including chronic myeloid leukemia, diabetes and significant mobility problems.
