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Manhattan Prosecutors Seek 20-Year Weinstein Sentence Again

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Harvey Weinstein will be sentenced again in New York on Wednesday.
He faces up to 25 years in prison for assaulting Miriam Haley in 2006.
Manhattan prosecutors will seek a 20-year term, keeping him incarcerated into his late 80s.
Miriam Haley will testify, represented by attorney Gloria Allred.
Weinstein, hospitalized in Bellevue with leukemia and diabetes, uses a wheelchair.

History

Historical Context

Anita Hill’s 1991 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Joe Biden, brought sexual-harassment abuse into national view and helped spur the 1992 “Year of the Woman” and a 50 % rise in EEOC complaints. The precedent of holding powerful figures accountable now frames the 2023 Harvey Weinstein trial, where attorney Gloria Allred represents survivor Miriam Haley.

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Story summary

Harvey Weinstein will be sentenced again in New York on Wednesday.
He faces up to 25 years in prison for assaulting Miriam Haley in 2006.
Manhattan prosecutors will seek a 20-year term, keeping him incarcerated into his late 80s.
Miriam Haley will testify, represented by attorney Gloria Allred.
Weinstein, hospitalized in Bellevue with leukemia and diabetes, uses a wheelchair.

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