Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in prison for rape committed in Los Angeles – rts.ch

For these acts committed in a Beverly Hills hotel, the 70-year-old former “king” of cinema, producer of award-winning hits like “Pulp Fiction”, faced up to 18 years in prison.

He thus risks ending his days behind bars, because he is already serving a 23-year prison sentence following his conviction in New York in 2020 for similar facts and which he appealed.

Even before the announcement of his sentence, Harvey Weinstein had announced that he wanted to appeal his conviction in Los Angeles.

This second trial for Harvey Weinstein, whose fall in 2017 freed the speech of many women and spawned the #MeToo movement, saw four women testify anonymously once morest him.

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