Disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was on September 23 sentenced in Manhattan to 15 years in prison for a felony sex crime in another #MeToo reckoning. Weinstein’s sentencing for sexually assaulting one-time television production assistant Miriam Haley followed a legal battle spanning more than six years.
His 2020 conviction was overturned by New York’s highest court, citing testimony from other women whose allegations weren’t part of the case. A second jury found Harvey guilty again at a retrial last year.
Weinstein is an Oscar-winning producer whose hits include Shakespeare In Love, Pulp Fiction and Chocolat. His downfall started when sexual assault allegations against him in 2017 set off the #MeToo movement.
The 74-year-old movie mogul is expected to appeal.
