Fallen Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to another 16 years in prison for rape.
Former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein (70) will probably be in prison until the end of his life. , a Los Angeles court sentenced the 70-year-old to 16 years in prison today, Thursday (February 23). This adds up to a 23-year prison sentence that Weinstein was sentenced to in a 2020 trial in New York.
guilty verdict in December 2022
Weinstein was found guilty by a Los Angeles jury in December 2022. Four women had accused him of raping or sexually assaulting them between 2004 and 2013. The former producer was found guilty of three charges, including rape. Speaking to the court ahead of today’s sentencing hearing, Weinstein said, “I swear I am innocent.” His legal team has appealed the verdict.
Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for sex offenses in New York in 2020. An appeal is also pending against this verdict.
Source: Stern
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