Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in New York after being convicted again of a serious sex crime involving former television production assistant Miriam Haley. The sentence, handed down on September 23, 2026, marks another major stage in a criminal case that has stretched across more than six years and remained closely associated with the wider #MeToo movement. Weinstein, now 74, was convicted at a 2025 retrial after his original New York conviction was overturned by the state’s highest court in 2024.
The latest sentence concerns an assault that prosecutors said occurred at Weinstein’s Manhattan apartment in 2006. Haley testified that Weinstein sexually assaulted her after bringing her to his apartment. At the retrial, jurors again found Weinstein guilty of first-degree criminal sexual act in connection with Haley’s allegations. The offense carries a potential prison term of up to 25 years.
The sentencing represents a significant reversal from the outcome of Weinstein’s first New York trial. In 2020, he was convicted of assaulting Haley and raping aspiring actress Jessica Mann and received a 23-year prison sentence. Four years later, New York’s highest court overturned that conviction and ordered a new trial, determining that testimony concerning allegations outside the charges before the jury had improperly affected the proceedings.
The retrial produced a more limited verdict. In June 2025, Weinstein was convicted on the charge involving Haley but was acquitted of a separate criminal sex act allegation involving former model Kaja Sokola. Jurors were unable to reach a verdict on the rape allegation involving Mann. Prosecutors later abandoned plans for another trial on that charge after Mann indicated that she did not want to testify again.
Haley returned to court several times throughout the lengthy legal process to recount what she said happened in 2006. During Wednesday’s sentencing hearing, she described the continuing effect of the assault and the emotional burden of repeatedly participating in criminal proceedings.
“Having been sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein has had a devastating effect on my life and sense of security that may never go away. Making the decision to speak up will have me looking over my shoulder for years to come,” Haley said. “It’s a life sentence for me.”
Haley also spoke about the difficulties of pursuing the case for so many years. She said the legal process itself had added to her trauma and that there were moments when she considered abandoning her effort to hold Weinstein accountable.
“I’ve been further traumatized in exercising my right to hold him accountable. All of this traces back to his actions,” she said.
Weinstein addressed the court before the sentence was imposed. Sitting in a wheelchair, he expressed remorse for Haley’s pain while continuing to deny that he had committed the assault. His position throughout the criminal proceedings has been that he did not sexually assault anyone and that sexual encounters he had were consensual.
“I do have remorse for Miriam Haley’s pain, but I have to reiterate my innocence,” he told the judge.
The sentencing hearing brought renewed attention to the extraordinary length of Weinstein’s legal battle. His first conviction came at a moment when the entertainment industry and the public were confronting widespread allegations of sexual misconduct by powerful figures. The allegations against Weinstein had become one of the defining catalysts of the #MeToo movement, encouraging women in the United States and other countries to publicly discuss experiences of sexual harassment and abuse. More than 100 women have accused Weinstein of misconduct, although he has denied the allegations.
Before his downfall, Weinstein was one of Hollywood’s most influential film producers. He co-founded Miramax and was associated with commercially successful and critically acclaimed films including “Pulp Fiction” and “Shakespeare in Love.” His professional reputation changed dramatically after allegations of sexual misconduct became public in 2017, eventually leading to his arrest in 2018 and criminal prosecutions in New York and California.
His New York case has since become an example of how complicated high-profile criminal proceedings can become when convictions are challenged on appeal. The 2024 decision overturning his original conviction did not resolve the underlying allegations against him. Instead, it resulted in another trial and another jury verdict. The process also demonstrated the distinction between individual criminal charges and the broader allegations made publicly against a defendant.
Weinstein has already spent more than six years behind bars as his New York case moved through trials, appeals and further proceedings. His legal situation also extends beyond New York. He was separately convicted in California in 2022 of rape and sexual assault and was sentenced to 16 years in prison. A California appeals court upheld those convictions in 2026 but ordered a new sentencing hearing after finding that the original judge had considered the now-overturned New York convictions when determining the California sentence.
The latest New York sentence therefore does not represent the end of Weinstein’s legal disputes. His representatives have indicated that he intends to challenge the latest outcome. Any appeal would add another chapter to a case that has already passed through multiple levels of the criminal justice system.
The proceedings have also highlighted the different experiences of the people involved. For Haley, the case has involved repeatedly recounting an event that she says profoundly changed her life. For Weinstein, the proceedings have continued alongside repeated assertions of innocence and challenges to the legal process. The courts, meanwhile, have had to address both the allegations themselves and questions about how evidence should be presented to juries in a fair trial.
