Judge Curtis Farber imposed the sentence after a jury in June 2025 found Weinstein, 74, guilty of first‑degree criminal sexual act for assaulting Miriam Haley at his Manhattan apartment, a case that concluded a six‑year legal saga that began with a 2020 conviction that was later overturned.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg praised Haley’s testimony, saying he was moved by her courage in coming forward, and emphasized that the verdict underscored the persistence of victims in the #MeToo era.
Weinstein’s legal team issued a statement reiterating that he maintains his innocence and strongly disagrees with the sentence, arguing that the conviction was flawed.
The 2020 conviction, which had sentenced Weinstein to 23 years for assaulting Haley and raping aspiring actress Jessica Mann, was vacated by New York’s highest court in 2024 after it ruled that he had not received a fair trial.
At the 2025 retrial, jurors convicted Weinstein on the charge related to Haley, acquitted him of assaulting former model Kaja Sokola, and deadlocked on a rape charge involving Mann. A subsequent trial on Mann’s allegation ended in a mistrial in May, and prosecutors dropped the charge in June after Mann declined to testify again.
Weinstein, who co‑founded Miramax, also faces a separate California conviction from 2022 for rape and sexual assault, for which he was sentenced to 16 years. A California appeals court upheld those convictions in June but ordered a resentencing because the New York convictions, now overturned, had been improperly used as an aggravating factor.
The sentencing adds to a series of legal outcomes that have kept Weinstein in custody for more than a decade, reflecting the broader impact of the #MeToo movement, which has seen more than 100 women publicly accuse the former studio head of misconduct.