Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for a felony sex crime in another #MeToo reckoning.

Weinstein's sentencing for sexually assaulting one-time TV production assistant Miriam Haley followed a legal odyssey spanning more than six years after his 2020 conviction was overturned. A jury found Weinstein guilty again at a retrial last year.

Once among the most powerful figures in the entertainment industry, Weinstein was an Oscar-winning producer whose hits included  Shakespeare in Love,   Pulp Fiction  and  Chocolat.  But his downfall came quickly after sexual assault allegations in 2017 set off the #MeToo movement.

In 2024, New York's highest court erased Weinstein's conviction six years ago and ordered a new trial, ruling that Weinstein was prejudiced by testimony from other women whose allegations weren't part of the case.

Weinstein, 74, faced up to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting Haley at his Manhattan apartment in 2006. He has already served more than six years as his case has cycled again and again through the criminal justice system. Haley gave her account of the assault at two trials and spoke again in court Wednesday just before Weinstein was to be sentenced.

 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,  Haley said.  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,  she said, adding that she thought about ending her pursuit of justice many times.

Minutes later, Weinstein apologized in court to those he may have hurt.  I do have remorse for Miriam Haley's pain, but I have to reiterate my innocence,  he told the judge while seated in a wheelchair.

Why Weinstein is being sentenced a second time

He was originally sentenced to 23 years in prison after a jury convicted him of assaulting Haley and raping an aspiring actress, Jessica Mann, in

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