Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 15 Years in New York Case
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison. This happened on Wednesday.
The sentence was for sexually assaulting Miriam Haley in 2006. Haley worked as a production assistant on Project Runway.
The assault happened at Weinstein's apartment in Manhattan, New York. A jury found Weinstein guilty in a retrial.
The verdict came more than a year before Wednesday's sentencing. New York's highest court had canceled Weinstein's 2020 conviction.
This led to the retrial. The case lasted more than six years.
Weinstein was first convicted in 2020. Haley spoke in court on Wednesday.
She gave a statement about how the assault affected her. Weinstein is already serving a 23-year sentence. That sentence was for rape and sexual assault in a separate case.
Key Terms 2
- Project Runway A television show about fashion design competitions.
- victim impact statement A statement describing how a crime affected the victim.