Harvey Weinstein Gets 16 Years In California Rape Case

Deadline Hollywood reports:

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Thursday in downtown Los Angeles to 16 years in prison for rape and other sex crimes.

With the already incarcerated former producer in attendance at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center courtroom today, the somewhat delayed ruling by Judge Lisa B. Lench is in addition to the 23 years the much-accused Weinstein was sentenced to by a Manhattan judge in March 2020 for other rape and other sex crimes.

Of the trio of L.A. counts for which he was convicted last year, Weinstein was given eight years on Count #1, six years for Count #2, and two years for Count #3. The judge said the sentences are to run consecutively.

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BREAKING: Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 16 years in prison in a California rape case, on top of a New York sentence. https://t.co/2LrFIWv4Xw

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