Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual assault after New York retrial

NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting former production assistant Miriam Haley in 2006.

After an overturned conviction and two subsequent mistrials, the sentencing marks a major endpoint in the New York chapter of the nine-year courtroom saga that ignited the global #MeToo movement. Barring another successful appeal, Weinstein will remain behind bars under his new New York sentence.

Next, Weinstein will face resentencing in California for raping and sexually assaulting Italian model and actor Evgeniya Chernyshova at a Los Angeles hotel in 2013. Judge Curtis Farber says it’s up to California to determine whether the sentences will run concurrently or consecutively. No date has been set.

The disgraced Hollywood producer, 74, has faced a series of health issues in recent years, including chronic myeloid leukemia, diabetes and significant mobility problems. The sentence all but guarantees that Weinstein will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

In a final statement, assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg asked Judge Curtis Farber for a 20-year sentence, plus five years of post-release supervision. Blumberg argued that 20 years “is the only appropriate punishment” because Weinstein “hasn’t shown an ounce of remorse” and continued “to engage in public and unrelenting victim shaming,” referring to his 2025 podcast interview with Candace Owens which she notes is laden with “conspiracies.”

Outside the court, Manhattan D.A. Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. touted the sentencing as a win for survivors of sexual assault.

“Today was about the survivors. Ms. Haley, her remarks were powerful, moving, and eloquent,” he said. “I thank her first and foremost, and all of the survivors who came to lend their support. I’m moved, as we should all be moved, by their courage and their steadfastness through what has obviously been a challenging process.” (Source: Variety)