Sept. 23 (UPI) — A Manhattan court sentenced disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein to 15 years in prison Wednesday for sexually assaulting Miriam Haley, a former production assistant on Project Runway.
The punishment came after a New York jury found Weinstein, 74, guilty in June 2025 of committing a sexual act against the woman in his SoHo apartment in 2006. Prosecutors sought 20 years in the case, while Weinstein’s lawyers requested nine years, The New York Times reported.
Both Haley and Weinstein spoke in court Wednesday morning ahead of the sentencing. Haley said she has been ridiculed in the media in the years since she came forward with the allegations against Weinstein. She said she’s also been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
“It’s a life sentence for me,” she said, adding that the backlash has left her “questioning every encounter I have.”
Weinstein said he was innocent but offered an apology to those he hurt, CBS News reported.
“I really do have remorse for Miriam Haley,” he said.
The Manhattan Supreme Court jury that found Weinstein guilty for assaulting Haley also acquitted him of the same charge related to a case involving another woman, Kaja Sokola.
A 2020 jury trial found Weinstein guilty on all charges against him, but an appellate court in 2024 overturned the verdict, leading to a retrial.
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Source: U.S. News
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