A New York judge sentenced former film producer Harvey Weinstein to 15 years in prison on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, for a criminal sexual assault conviction involving Miriam Haley in 2006. The sentence also includes five years of post-release supervision and a requirement for Weinstein to register as a sex offender. This sentencing follows a 2025 retrial that resulted in a felony conviction for a first-degree criminal sex act.
The case originated from a 2006 incident where Weinstein was accused of assaulting Haley, then a production assistant, at his Manhattan apartment. While a jury first convicted Weinstein in 2020 on charges involving Haley and actress Jessica Mann, the New York Court of Appeals overturned that conviction in April 2024. A 2025 retrial led to the current conviction regarding Haley, while a separate rape charge involving Mann resulted in a hung jury and was later dismissed by prosecutors.
During the Wednesday hearing, Haley told the court the assault had a "devastating effect" on her life and described the legal process as a second trauma. Weinstein, who appeared in a wheelchair, apologized for Haley's pain but maintained his innocence, telling the court he is "not a perfect person" but is "not a violent man." Defense attorney Jacob Kaplan requested a nine-year sentence, citing Weinstein’s advancing age and health issues, including blood cancer and congestive heart failure. Prosecutors had asked for 20 years, arguing Weinstein showed no remorse.
The scale of the legal proceedings involves more than 80 women who made public allegations against Weinstein since 2017. In New York, this specific sentence follows six and a half years Weinstein has already spent in custody. In California, Weinstein was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault in 2022, though his original 16-year sentence was vacated for resentencing because it relied on the now-overturned New York conviction. The New York judge noted that while Weinstein’s film career included hits like "Pulp Fiction" and "Shakespeare in Love," his legacy is now defined as a "sexual predator."
The concrete change for Weinstein is a return to long-term incarceration following his hospitalizations at Bellevue Hospital, where he has been treated for chronic myeloid leukemia and heart issues. For Haley, the sentencing concludes a legal effort that she testified caused her to be "harassed online" and "tracked by private investigators." What happens next includes Weinstein’s planned appeal of this 15-year sentence and a scheduled resentencing hearing for his California convictions.