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Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for sexually assaulting former production assistant Miriam Haley in 2006. The Harvey Weinstein 15-year sentence follows years of trials and appeals in New York.
Judge Curtis Farber imposed the sentence Sept. 23 in Manhattan. Weinstein, 74, faced up to 25 years for first-degree criminal sexual act.
Harvey Weinstein’s 15-Year Sentence Follows Retrial
A jury convicted Weinstein in 2025 of assaulting Haley at his Manhattan apartment in July 2006. Haley, who has also used the name Mimi Haleyi, worked briefly as a production assistant on “Project Runway.”
Haley testified that Weinstein invited her to his apartment before a company-funded trip to Los Angeles. She said he ignored her objections and forcibly performed oral sex on her.
Before sentencing, Haley described the lasting effects of the assault and the repeated court proceedings. She told the court that speaking publicly had brought further trauma and scrutiny.
“It’s a life sentence for me,” Haley said, according to an Associated Press report.
Prosecutors requested a 20-year sentence and five years of supervision after Weinstein’s release. His defense sought a shorter term, citing his health and more than six years already spent in custody.
Weinstein acknowledged Haley’s pain but maintained his innocence. His attorneys are expected to appeal the conviction and sentence.
Earlier New York Conviction Was Overturned
The sentence marks another major development in a case that began more than six years ago.
In 2020, a New York jury convicted Weinstein of assaulting Haley and raping actor and hairstylist Jessica Mann in 2013. He received a 23-year prison sentence.
However, New York’s highest court overturned those convictions in 2024. The court ruled that the trial judge improperly allowed testimony about allegations that were not part of the criminal charges.
At Weinstein’s 2025 retrial, jurors again convicted him in Haley’s case. They acquitted him of a separate charge involving former model Kaja Sokola.
The jury could not reach a verdict on the rape charge involving Mann. Another trial on that charge ended with a deadlocked jury in May 2026.
Prosecutors later dropped the charge after Mann said she could not endure another trial. The decision cleared the way for Weinstein’s sentencing in Haley’s case.
California Case Still Awaits Resentencing
Weinstein also remains convicted in a separate California case. A Los Angeles jury found him guilty in 2022 of rape and two sexual assault charges involving model and actor Evgeniya Chernyshova.
A California appeals court upheld those convictions in June 2026. However, the court ordered a new sentencing hearing.
The appeals panel found that the trial judge had considered Weinstein’s overturned New York convictions when imposing the original 16-year sentence. California authorities must now determine a new term and how it will relate to the New York sentence.
Weinstein has experienced several health problems while in custody. His attorneys have cited chronic myeloid leukemia, heart disease, diabetes and kidney problems. He has recently received treatment at Bellevue Hospital’s secure medical unit in Manhattan.
The case remains one of the most prominent prosecutions associated with the #MeToo movement. The latest sentence concludes the current New York proceedings, though expected appeals and the California resentencing remain unresolved.