Weinstein Sentenced to 16 Years Over Rape, Sexual Assault Conviction in LA Case

Weinstein Sentenced to 16 Years Over Rape, Sexual Assault Conviction in LA Case
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles on Oct. 4, 2022. Etienne Laurent/Pool via Reuters
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Former film producer and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after he was convicted of rape in late 2022 over an incident in Los Angeles in 2013.

The sentencing on Thursday comes as part of a second round of criminal convictions for the 70-year-old Weinstein, who produced multiple successful films and co-founded of Miramax Films, a movie production and distribution house.

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