NEW YORK CITY— Harvey Weinstein, the former Hollywood film producer whose name became synonymous with sexual assault, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for his conviction for the 2006 criminal sexual assault on his former television production assistant Miriam Haley at his Manhattan apartment.
Harvey Weinstein victim Miriam Haley left a Manhattan courtroom after a 20-year battle Wednesday, after the disgraced movie mogul was sentenced to a decade and a half behind bars for her sexual assault.
More than six years after the much accused Harvey Weinstein was first convicted on sex-crime charges in New York City, an Empire State judge on Wednesday sentenced the Pulp Fiction producer to 15 years behind bars.
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for the sexual assault of Mimi Haley, a former production assistant, in 2006 in New York City.
“In response to Lenue Moore’s brutal and escalating conduct, Jacqueline Billini did what we ask every New Yorker to do: she came forward to report violence so that we can pursue accountability,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Tragically, her efforts were met with devastating consequences when Moore devised a scheme to target her, ambushing and killing Ms. Billini, her friend Levaughn Harvin and her pet. This senseless act of retaliation left two families and an entire community grieving, including Mr. Harvin’s children, who witnessed the unimaginable. While we cannot undo this unspeakable violence, I hope that today brings a measure of closure to the families and loved ones of Ms. Billini and Mr. Harvin, and may their memories live on for years to come.”
