Harvey Weinstein was convicted in February on charges of first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape
. “This was a known offender whose previous crimes were covered up in a paper trail” of non-disclosure agreements, she said. “I am forced to carry that experience until I die. It is a recurring nightmare that I feel is just as real as when it happened.”reports that Weinstein, who appeared in court in a wheelchair, said before his sentencing, “I can’t stop looking at Jessica and Mimi and hoping something maybe from our old relationship could emerge.
The outlet reports the disgraced movie mogul added, “I think men are confused by all these issues … There’s so many people, thousands of people, who would say great things about me.” Prosecutors had asked for the maximum sentence for Weinstein. Prior to the hearing, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office argued in a court filing Weinstein’s sentence should reflect “the seriousness of defendant’s offenses,”Weinstein’s attorneys had argued for a five-year sentence, citing his advanced age, medical problems, lack of criminal history and charitable contributions.
“His wife divorced him, he was fired from The Weinstein Company, and in short, he lost everything,” the attorneys wrote,
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