Harvey Weinstein was sentenced on September 23, 2026, to 15 years in prison for the sexual assault of Miriam Haley, a former television production assistant, in his Manhattan apartment in 2006. Justice Curtis Farber handed down the term in Manhattan Supreme Court, five years below the 20 that prosecutors had asked for.
The sentence closes the New York chapter of a case that has run through the courts for more than seven years and that helped give the #MeToo movement its first criminal conviction against a major Hollywood figure.
The count he was sentenced on
Haley worked as a production assistant on the reality series "Project Runway", which Weinstein's company produced. She testified that he held her down and forced oral sex on her after she refused him.
Weinstein was first convicted in 2020, but that verdict was overturned on appeal. He was reconvicted on the Haley count at a retrial last year, which is the conviction Farber sentenced him for.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. had sought 20 years.
What was said in court
Weinstein addressed the court before the sentence, apologizing while continuing to deny wrongdoing. "I am not a perfect person. I live with many regrets, and sincerely apologize for my actions," he said.
Farber was blunter. "You had it all," the judge told him, "but you threw it all away by assaulting Miriam Haley."
Haley described the toll of the proceedings, saying she felt as though she had "been on trial for the last seven years". She also said Weinstein had hired private investigators to monitor her.
What is still open
Weinstein has been in custody for more than six years, time that will count against the 15. That arithmetic, rather than the headline number, determines when he could become eligible for release.
He is also awaiting resentencing in Los Angeles, where he was given 16 years for rape in a separate case. Until that hearing happens, the total time he faces across both states is unsettled.
His attorney, Marc Agnifilo, said Weinstein has been convicted in only two cases and that the defense will appeal both the conviction and the sentence.
Reporting from ABC News and Democracy Now!
