Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was resentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a former production assistant in 2006, the latest chapter in the legal fallout that helped spark the #MeToo movement.
Weinstein, 74, was found guilty of forcibly performing oral sex on Miriam Haley. He had originally received a 23-year sentence in 2020, but that conviction was overturned on appeal in 2024. A jury convicted him again in a 2025 retrial.
Appearing in a Manhattan courtroom in a dark suit, red tie and wheelchair, Weinstein made a final plea for leniency. “I am not a violent man, have some mercy,” he said. “I sincerely apologize to anyone I have hurt.”
Prosecutors had sought a 20-year term, while defence lawyers argued a longer sentence would amount to a life term given his age and health.
Haley, who sat in the courtroom, told the judge she had been handed a “life sentence” of her own and continues to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Weinstein “abused his position of power,” she said, adding that she “felt embarrassed that he thought I was so insignificant that he dared to do something like this.”
Weinstein still faces resentencing in California over a separate 2013 rape and assault conviction.
