Weinstein, 74, appeared in a downtown Manhattan courtroom in a wheelchair with his hands reportedly cuffed to his seat as the sentence was read.
Prosecutors had asked that Weinstein serve 20 years, while his defense team sought a nine‑year term, according to the New York Times.
The court ordered five years of supervised release after imprisonment and required Weinstein to register as a sex offender.
In addressing the court, Weinstein denied the assault but apologized to “anyone I may have hurt by my actions,” saying, “I am not a perfect person, but I am a person who has made mistakes,” and insisted, “I am not a violent man.”
Haley, now 49, attended the hearing with attorney Gloria Allred and recounted her 2006 encounter, describing how Weinstein’s driver picked her up, how he immediately tried to kiss her, and how she resisted before he allegedly forced oral sex.
The conviction follows a complex legal history: Weinstein was originally found guilty of the same crime in a 2020 Manhattan Supreme Court trial and sentenced to 23 years, but that verdict was overturned in 2024 by the New York Court of Appeals on a 4‑3 vote because testimony from “prior bad acts” witnesses was deemed inadmissible.
A second trial in June 2025, presided over by a new judge, resulted in a guilty verdict after Haley testified again, this time tearfully describing the assault.
Weinstein is already serving a 23‑year sentence for a separate California sexual‑assault conviction and is currently housed at Rikers Island.
He continues to plead not guilty to all charges and maintains that he has never raped or sexually assaulted anyone.