Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison after conviction for criminal sexual act

Note: The following article contains discussion of sexual misconduct allegations.

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in New York. The news relates to his 2025 conviction for committing a criminal sexual act against Miriam Haley, a former assistant on Project Runway, in 2006.

The class B felony carries a maximum sentence of 25 years, per The Hollywood Reporter. Prosecutors had pushed for Weinstein to serve 20 years with five years of post-release supervision. His defense team, meanwhile, pushed for nine years.

He had originally been convicted in 2020 for both this charge and for a charge of raping aspiring actress Jessica Mann in 2013.

He was sentenced to 23 years in prison, but the conviction was overturned in 2024 because the New York Court of Appeals ruled that the judge was wrong to allow testimonies from other women whose allegations were not part of those cases.

Weinstein was retried in 2025, where he was again convicted of the criminal sexual act against Haley. However, the jury was unable to reach a verdict on the charge relating to Mann, and so a mistrial was declared. He was also cleared of a charge against model Kaja Sokola.

Prosecutors then dismissed the charge relating to Mann, and Mann did not wish to testify. She and Sokola were reportedly both in the court gallery today to hear the sentencing.

According to The Independent, Haley read a statement that said: “Having been sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein has had a devastating effect on my life and sense of security that may never go away. Making the decision to speak up will have me looking over my shoulder for years to come. It’s a life sentence for me.

“I’ve been further traumatized in exercising my right to hold him accountable. All of this traces back to his actions."

Reading his own statement, Weinstein said: “I am not a perfect person. But I am a person who has made mistakes.

"Reflecting on all that has happened since 2017 has helped me recognise how my past conduct has negatively impacted others."

He added that he wants to "apologise to anyone I may have hurt through my actions", but said: "I do have remorse for Miriam Haley’s pain, but I have to reiterate my innocence."

If you've been affected by the issues raised in this story, you can access more information from Rape Crisis England and Wales, which works towards the elimination of all forms of sexual violence and sexual misconduct, on its website or by calling the National Rape Crisis Helpline on 0808 802 9999. Rape Crisis Scotland’s helpline number is 08088 01 03 02.

Readers in the US are encouraged to contact RAINN, or the National Sexual Assault Hotline on 800-656-4673.

Shaun is an Evening News Editor at Digital Spy, with over a decade of experience reporting on all things pop culture. He has written for outlets including Metro, Attitude, Huffington Post, The Mirror, Yahoo!, Pink News and Express Online, specialising in TV, movies, soaps, music and LGBTQ+ issues. He is also a BAFTA Rocliffe-winning scriptwriter, having written episodes of the soap Hollyoaks, the official Steps musical Here & Now and multiple Offie Award-nominated plays. He studied English Literature and Drama at the University of East Anglia, and will happily talk at length about Desperate Housewives to anyone who'll listen.