Hollywood”s disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault. Weinstein will spend 23 years in a New York State prison. He was sentenced by Supreme Court judge James Burke on Wednesday morning.
Weinstein was convicted on February 24 for committing a criminal sexual act in the first degree and third-degree rape. The judgement brings an end to Weinstein”s New York trial, which began on January 6. His team has said they will appeal the jury”s decision to convict him on two of the five charges he faced. Before announcing the sentence, Judge Burke told Weinstein that he will be formally registered as a sex offender.
Weinstein wore a blank face as he was taken out of the courtroom. His accusers cried together in the front row, reports cnn.com.As per hollywoodreporter.com, Weinstein got 20 years in prison plus five years of supervised release on the first-degree count of a criminal sexual act. Reacting to the judgement, Weinstein”s attorney Donna Rotunno said: “Of course it”s too harsh. It”s ridiculous,” adding that the sentencing is “obscene”.
Before his sentencing, Weinstein, who opted not to testify during his New York sexual assault trial, addressed the judge. Speaking in a low voice, of the women who have accused him of misconduct, he said: “I have great remorse for all of you. I have great remorse for all women.”
