Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison

metro.co.uk:

Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. On 24 February, the 67-year-old was found guilty of criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree, and faced a maximum sentence of 29 years in prison.

And today, Judge James Burke handed down a sentence of 23 years, in a hearing at the Manhattan Criminal Court. Judge Burke told Weinstein: ‘This is your first conviction, but not your first offense.’ The woman Weinstein was found guilty of raping was present to hear the sentencing, as was the woman who Weinstein was found guilty of forcing oral sex on.

One of the women who acted a prior bad act witness, who alleged she was raped by Weinstein, was also present, as well as an actress who testified that Weinstein