Harvey Weinstein has been formally sentenced to 23 years in prison after a New York City jury found the former Hollywood mogul guilty of committing a…
of committing a criminal sex act in the first degree and rape in the third degree.
Judge James Burke presided over the sentencing hearing on Wednesday, March 11. Weinstein, 67, arrived in court to face a minimum of five years and a maximum of 29 years behind bars for raping actress Jessica Mann in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on production assistant Miriam Haley in 2016. Weinstein was remanded to Riker's Island on Feb. 24 for the 16-day waiting period before his official sentencing hearing, butover concerns of high blood pressure and heart palpitations. He remained there for more than one week and underwent a heart procedure before eventually moving to the infirmary unit at Riker's.
Dozens of women have come forward with allegations of sexual assault and misconduct against Weinstein, the former film producer and now-ousted head of The Weinstein Company, sincein October 2017. Prosecutors fought for a severe sentencing against Weinstein that "reflects the seriousness of the defendant’s offenses," while his attorneys argued for a lesser sentence.
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