Harvey Weinstein is headed to prison for 23 years, following his conviction last month for rape and sexual assault.
Harvey Weinstein is headed to prison for 23 years, following his conviction last month for rape and sexual assault.
A New York judge sentenced the Oscar-winning producer of films like Shakespeare in Love, The King’s Speech and Pulp Fiction in a Manhattan courtroom on Wednesday.
Last month, a jury convicted Weinstein, 67, of third-degree rape against former actress Jessica Mann and a first-degree criminal sex act against former production assistant Miriam Haley, who changed her surname from Haleyi after first going public about Weinstein.
Both women were present Wednesday to deliver victim impact statements.
“Rape is not just one moment of penetration. It is forever,” Mann said.
“I believe that if Harvey Weinstein was not convicted by this jury, it would happen again and again and again,” noted Haley.
Joining the two women in the front row of the c