Harvey Weinstein Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison
The moment many folks have been waiting for: Harvey Weinstein has finally been sentenced to prison. The disgraced movie producer will now spend 23 years in a New York State prison after being sentenced by Supreme Court judge James Burke on Wednesday morning.
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The harsh sentence comes just hours after his lawyer wrote a letter to the judge, begging for leniency as he requested to serve only 5 years. However, Judge James Burke decided he should get more than that while handing down his prison time today. In addition to that, before issuing his sentence, Burke told Weinstein that he will be formally registered as a sex offender.
Weinstein did address the court for the first time on Wednesday, saying he had “deep remorse” but described himself as “totally confused” by what had happened. All six women who testified against him during his trial sat together as he was sentenced.
Weinstein, who was convicted on Feb. 24 of committing a Criminal Sexual Act in the first degree and third-degree rape, plans to appeal the jury’s decision to convict him on two of the five charges he faced. He still faces further criminal charges, for rape and sexual assault, in Los Angeles.
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