Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood producer convicted of sexual crimes, has been sentenced to 23 years in a New York State prison. He was also sentenced to five years probation after his term is fulfilled.
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The sentence was handed down today by Justice James A. Burke, who oversaw the trial in State Supreme Court in Manhattan. Burke had a range of five years to 29 years for which to sentence Weinstein for raping Jessica Mann and forcibly performing oral sex on Miriam Haley, his production assistant, according to The New York Times.
Weinstein is 67 years old and should he complete the entirety of his sentence he will be a nonagenarian. The movie mogul still faces charges in Los Angeles for sexual assault and misconduct.
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