The Manhattan D.A.’s Office secured a trial conviction in June 2025 in People v. Harvey Weinstein of Criminal Sexual Act for his violent sexual assault of Miriam Haley. The People requested a sentence of 20 years in state prison. The Court sentenced him to 15 years in state prison.
Today, Manhattan D.A. Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., made the following statement outside of court:
“Today was about the survivors. Ms. Haley, her remarks were powerful, moving, and eloquent. I thank her first and foremost, and all of the survivors who came to lend their support. I’m moved, as we should all be moved, by their courage and their steadfastness through what has obviously been a challenging process.”
Read D.A. Bragg’s remarks following the June 2025 conviction here, and his statements on the most recent trial here and here.
Manhattan D.A.’s Special Victims Division
D.A. Bragg created the Office’s first Special Victims Division shortly after taking office, elevating the role of our Intimate Partner & Sexual Violence Bureau, the Child Abuse Bureau, and the Human Trafficking and Elder Abuse Units. The Division includes specially trained Assistant D.A.s, as well as investigators, analysts, and social workers who work exclusively on these extremely sensitive cases.
In line with its mission to center survivors, the Special Victims Division is helmed by leaders with expertise in providing services to survivors and implementing trauma-informed policies. We urge any survivors of sexual, intimate partner, family, or gender-based violence to call us at 212-335-9373. We are here to help.
The Division works closely with the Office’s Survivor Services Bureau which ensures crime victims, witnesses, and their families can access the free, high-quality services they need to rebuild their lives, while helping them navigate New York’s complex court system. Staffed with licensed therapists, SSB provides free counseling and therapy services – ensuring access to mental health services for historically underserved communities – as well as safety assessments, relocation assistance, and much more.
One of the Division’s key missions is to strengthen trust with community partners and reduce barriers to services for survivors, which leads to more reporting and increased participation in the criminal justice process. D.A. Bragg convened the Office’s first Special Victims Advisory Council comprising more than a dozen representatives of advocacy, survivor services, and legal services providers to share external feedback and input, as well as the Office’s first Survivor Network, which similarly offers recommendations and feedback directly from survivors themselves.
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