Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 15 Years After Sex Crimes Retrial

The headline question of how long Harvey Weinstein would spend in prison after his New York retrial has an answer: Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in New York in 2006. The sentencing came on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, and closes a long chapter in a case tied closely to the #MeToo movement.

The sentence

Weinstein, 74, faced up to 25 years for the 2006 assault of Miriam Haley at his Manhattan apartment. Prosecutors recommended 20 years plus five years of post-release supervision, the same sentence imposed on this charge in 2020. The judge landed below that request.

Weinstein appeared in the downtown Manhattan courtroom in a wheelchair, his hands cuffed to his seat. He pleaded not guilty to the charge of first-degree criminal sexual act.

What Weinstein and his accuser said in court

Weinstein addressed the court, again denying the allegations while apologizing to anyone he may have hurt. He said he was not a perfect person but had made mistakes.

Haley delivered a victim impact statement. She said she hadn't expected to be standing in court again six years after the first conviction, and that she trusts this will be her final statement. She described testifying twice as traumatizing and said it often felt as if she was the one on trial.

How the case got here

2020: the first conviction. Weinstein was originally convicted of third-degree rape involving Jessica Mann and a criminal sexual act involving Haley, and sentenced to 23 years.

2024: the reversal. New York's highest court erased that conviction and ordered a new trial, ruling that Weinstein was prejudiced by testimony from other women whose allegations weren't part of the case.

2025: the retrial. The verdict was split. The jury again convicted him of a first-degree criminal sex act against Haley, acquitted him of a charge involving Kaja Sokola, and could not reach a verdict on a rape charge involving Mann.

2026: the final New York steps. After another retrial ended in a hung jury in May, prosecutors dropped the rape charge rather than pursue a fourth trial, after Mann said she could not bear to testify again. That cleared the way for sentencing.

What happens next

• Where he'll be held. Weinstein has been held at the Bellevue Hospital prison ward and will stay there until he is sent to a state prison. Reports note that his health has visibly declined in recent years.
• New York appeals. Barring another successful appeal, Weinstein will remain behind bars under his new New York sentence.
• California resentencing. A Los Angeles jury found him guilty in December 2022 of rape and sexual assault. A California appeals court upheld that conviction in June, but his original 16-year sentence was vacated, setting up resentencing in Los Angeles. That sentence is separate from the New York one.

Why this case still matters

Weinstein's downfall began in 2017 when sexual assault allegations set off the #MeToo movement. The years of trials, reversals and retrials also show how difficult these cases can be for survivors and for the courts, and how appeals over evidence rules can reshape a case long after a first verdict.

Key takeaways

• Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years for the 2006 assault of Miriam Haley, less than the 20 years prosecutors sought.
• The New York conviction came at a retrial after his 2020 conviction was overturned in 2024.
• The 2025 retrial produced a mixed result: one conviction, one acquittal, and one deadlocked charge that was later dropped.
• He still faces resentencing in Los Angeles.

Sources: reporting from ABC7 New York, NBC News, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Time News. Legal proceedings may develop after publication, so check for updates.