Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Wednesday for sexually assaulting two women.
The sentence follows a landmark verdict on February 24, after a jury found that Weinstein raped aspiring actress Jessica Mann at a DoubleTree hotel in 2013 when she was 27-years-old, and forced oral sex on former production assistant Mimi Haleyi, now 42, at his apartment in 2006.
Weinstein’s sentencing was watched in the Manhattan courtroom by all the women who had testified at trial against the once-feared mogul, who was convicted Feb. 24 of rape and committing a criminal sexual act more than two years after explosive news articles about his alleged serial sexual abuse of women.
The producer of films including “Pulp Fiction,” “Shakespeare in Love,” and “Gangs of New York” was found not guilty of the most serious charges: two counts of predatory sexual assault for which he could have been sentenced to life in prison. He also was acquitted of first-degree rape. –CNBC
Weinstein faced a minimum of five years in prison. His lawyer was ‘overcome with anger’ at the sentence.
WATCH LIVE: Harvey Weinstein’s defense team speak following his 23 year sentence.
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Prior to his sentence, Weinstein told the judge “I am totally confused,” adding “I think men are confused about all of this…this feeling of thousands of men and women who are losing due process, I’m worried about this country.”
“This is not the right atmosphere in the United States of America,” he added.
Weinstein said he had “serious friendships” with the two primary accusers in the case, Miriam Haley and Jessica Mann. Both women delivered “victim impact” statements before Burke issued the sentence. Haley, who says she was sexually assaulted by Weinstein in his apartment in 2006, told the judge that she was left emotionally damaged by the incident. –Variety
“It scarred me deeply, mentally and emotionally,” said Haley. “What he did not only stripped me of my dignity as a human being and a woman, but it crushed my confidence.”
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/harvey-weinstein-gets-23-years-prison-sex-crimes
They will ship him to Israel and none of us will even know.
Biden should be his cell mate.
He will die a Epstein death, never heard from again while raping children on a deserted island.
I know it sounds off when people say , prisoners live by a different code than some would think
but , if HW is ever in general pop. or out in “the yard”
hes going to know exactly how those women felt
and probably much worse
its the little things in life like this that really bring a smile to my face
2 to 3 years in appeals, hell be dead by then. Dang Nabit!!!!