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HARVEY IN THE SLAMMER
Harvey Weinstein’s prison sentence explained
AT THE height of the #MeToo movement, Weinstein faced trial as several rape charges were filed against him.
Ultimately, the disgraced Hollywood executive was found guilty of felony sex crimes.
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How long is Harvey Weinstein's jail sentence?
On February 24, 2020, Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of third-degree rape and a criminal sexual act in the first degree.
On March 11 of the same year, Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for the abovementioned convictions.
The disgraced Pulp Fiction producer was acquitted of one additional count of first-degree rape and two more counts of predatory sexual assault.
During his sentencing hearing, he addressed the victims and told the court: "First of all, to all the women who testified, we may have different truths, but I have great remorse for all of you.
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"You know, the movement started basically with me, and I think what happened, you know, I was the first example, and now there are thousands of men who are being accused and a regeneration of things that I think none of us understood."
He added: "I have great remorse for all the men and women going through this crisis right now in our country.
"I had no great powers in this industry. I was not about power, I was about making great movies.
"I really feel remorse for this situation. I feel it deeply in my heart.
"I’m really trying, I’m really trying to be a better person."
On December 20, 2022, Weinstein was found guilty of three sexual assault charges at his second trial in Los Angeles, California.
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On February 23, 2023, he was sentenced to 16 more years in prison.
Weinstein remains incarcerated at the Mohawk Correctional Facility in Rome, New York.
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Who are Weinstein's victims?
During Weinstein's first trial in Manhattan, he was found guilty of sexual assault against Mimi Haleyi and Jessica Mann.
At his second rape trial in Los Angeles, he was convicted of sexual violence against Evgeniya Chernyshova.
In Haleyi's victim impact statement, she shared with the court: "I was confused, in distress, and in disbelief.
"What he [Weinstein] did not only stripped me of my dignity as a human being and as a woman, but crushed my confidence and faith in my professional future for a long time.
"It diminished my confidence and faith in people, and my confidence and faith in myself.
"At the time this all happened, I thought I was alone in this. I had no idea there were others.
"I didn’t realise the extent of Harvey Weinstein’s manipulative and calculated predatory behavior.
"The list honestly could go on, the ways in which my life has suffered, been disrupted, infiltrated, and inconvenienced, all as a result of Harvey Weinstein’s actions."
Mann also offered her account and said: "Harvey abused his power over the powerless, exploiting this system.
"I had repeatedly witnessed him threatening individuals and getting what he wanted.
"My rape was preventable. This was a known offender whose crimes were covered up and documented in a paper trail.
"The impact of being raped is profound. I am forced to carry that experience until I die.
"It is impossible to translate the magnitude of such an experience to those who have never been violated internally.
"The man I know Harvey to be is a man hellbent on control and obsessed with his legacy."
When was Weinstein's verdict overturned?
On April 25, 2024, New York's highest court overturned Weinstein's first trial verdict.
In a statement, they announced: "We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes.
"The remedy for these egregious errors is a new trial.
"It is an abuse of judicial discretion to permit untested allegations of nothing more than bad behavior that destroys a defendant’s character but sheds no light on their credibility as related to the criminal charges lodged against them."
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