Key facts
- Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the 2006 sexual assault of Miriam Haley.
- Judge Curtis Farber handed down the sentence on Wednesday.
- Miriam Haley stated the assault had a "devastating effect on my life and sense of security that may never go away."
- Prosecutors requested a 20-year sentence, while the defense sought nine years.
- Weinstein has already spent six years in prison.
- Weinstein's 2020 conviction and 23-year sentence were overturned in 2024.
A New York judge sentenced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for sexually assaulting Miriam Haley in 2006, following his conviction at a retrial last year. Weinstein, 74, was convicted of first-degree criminal sexual act for assaulting Haley at his Manhattan apartment.
In a victim impact statement, Haley said the assault had a "devastating effect on my life and sense of security that may never go away." Prosecutors had requested a 20-year sentence, while Weinstein's defense sought nine years, citing his health issues. Weinstein, appearing in court in a wheelchair, denied the allegations but apologized to "anyone I may have hurt by my actions."
Weinstein has already spent six years in prison as the cases against him have played out. His 2020 conviction and 23-year sentence in the Miriam Haley case were overturned in 2024 by New York's highest court, which ruled he did not receive a fair trial. He was retried and convicted again for Haley's assault last year. Weinstein also faces a separate rape conviction in Los Angeles from 2022, for which he was sentenced to 16 years.