Harvey Weinstein Gets Over A Decade Behind Bars In Latest NYC Rape Trial Sentencing; Ex-Producer Plans Appeal

More than six years after the much accused Harvey Weinstein was first convicted on sex crime charges in New York City, an Empire State judge sentenced the Pulp Fiction producer to 15-years behind bars.

Following a morning of arguments and pitches from both defense lawyers and the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, Judge Curtis Faber just handed down the sentence. As he has in past sentencing sessions, Weinstein addressed the court thos morning offering “regrets,” but maintaining he did nothing illegal.

The perpetually ailing 74-year old Weinstein’s latest sentence comes from his conviction for the 2006 rape of Project Runway staffer Miriam Haley.

Today’s decade and a half sentence comes almost right in the middle of what the two sides desired. Weinstein’s team were asking for nine years for him, while D.A. Alvin Bragg’s office wanted 20 years.

Of course, it’s not over.

After the sentencing, reps for Weinstein told Deadline “there are serious legal issues that remain to be addressed, and today’s sentence will be reviewed as part of the appellate process.” They added: “Harvey will continue to pursue every legal avenue available to him.”

Appeal and all, a sense of horrid déjà vu is not unfounded here.

Weinstein was first sentenced to 23 years in the state prision in 2020 after being convicted by a NYC jury earlier than year for sexually assaulting on ex-TV PA Mann and others in since overturned sex crimes.

Even with that 2024 turn in the East Coast case and a litany of court pleas, the former mini-mogul remained incarcerated due to his 2022 L.A. sex crimes guilty verdict. Housed in the notorious Rikers Island during court proceeding, Weinstein’s third New York rape trial ended in mid-May with a deadlocked jury.

On the West Coast, a trio of California appeal judges ruled in June that Weinstein’s L.A. verdict wasn’t going to be overturned, but the Oscar winner needed to be resentenced. No date for that resentencing has been set yet, as attorneys and prosecutors await the outocme of today’s hearing in New York.