Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years for 2006 sexual assault in New York – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for violently sexually assaulting Mimi Haley, a former production assistant, in 2006 at a Manhattan hotel. "You had it all … but you threw it all away," the judge said to Weinstein. Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for the sexual assault of Mimi Haley, a former production assistant, in 2006 in New York City. Weinstein proclaimed his innocence, but told Judge Curtis Farber before sentencing, "I am not a perfect person." "I live with many regrets, and sincerely apologize for my actions," the disgraced movie mogul said. Weinstein, 74, said he is "treated like an animal, or less" in custody, and said he will focus his final years on advocating for change within the prison system.

"You had it all. Your legacy could have been cemented with greatness," Farber said. "But you threw it all away by assaulting Miriam Haley." Haley, a one-time production assistant on the Weinstein-produced reality show "Project Runway," testified that the "unthinkable" happened to her when Weinstein held her down on a bed and forced oral sex on her after she told him no. Haley told the judge Wednesday that she felt like she's been on trial for the last seven years. Weinstein was convicted last year of Haley's assault in