Weinstein Gets 23 Years

[Mike Mercury]

The once-influential film industry powerhouse will have absolutely no power to control where he ends up; He still faces additional charges in Los Angeles

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/loca...n-nyc/2321293/

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced in a Manhattan criminal courtroom Wednesday to 23 years for sexually assaulting a former production assistant and raping an aspiring actress.

A jury made up of five women and seven men found the 67-year-old movie producer guilty last month of raping aspiring actress Jessica Mann in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on TV and film production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006. Weinstein was brought into the courtroom in a wheelchair.

He declined to testify during trial but did address the court Wednesday, saying he was a victim of the #MeToo movement.

"I was the first example and now there are thousands of men who were accused. I can't look at Jessica and Mimi ... I had wonderful times with these people," Weinstein said. "I'm worried about this country, lots of men like myself are the latest examples. I wasn't about power. I was about making great movies."

Lead prosecutor Joan Illuzzi begged to differ, saying, "He got drunk on power."

"Harvey Weinstein is a person who appeared to have it all. He was a sex addict and anger addict," Illuzzi said. "He is the devil ... he has been using and abusing people his whole life. You sentence this defendant to the max or near the max."

Weinstein was acquitted of the two most serious counts of predatory sex assault. He could have gotten up to 29 years but he was ordered to consecutively serve 20 years for the criminal sexual act and three years for third-degree rape. Prosecutors had argued for the max.

Mann and Haleyi again got the chance to confront Weinstein in court and give victim impact statements on Wednesday.

"I didn't realize the extent," Haleyi said. "I'm relieved he now knows he's not above the law ... I let it all go and I showed up. In that way there has been healing ... I just only hope the sentence is long enough for Harvey Weinstein to acknowledge what he's done and to be truly sorry."

For her part, Mann said she left much unsaid about the abuse she suffered -- and the far-reaching impacts of it.

Weinstein's attorneys pleaded for a lighter sentence of five years Wednesday, citing his lack of criminal history and underlying health issues.

"Five years in upstate New York is a miserable horrible existence for a man who had not been in trouble before," defense attorney Arthur Aidala said. "It's basically the death penalty."

To prepare for his time in lockup, Weinstein hired a prison consultant who says Weinstein could be a target due to the nature of the crimes in which he was convicted.

Craig Rothfeld, who served time in upstate New York for white-collar crimes and now runs a consulting firm called Inside/Outside, tells NBC New York that it's going to be "horrible" for Weinstein.

"I’m talking to him about the first 90 days," he said. He added, "They’re very dark. They’re very uncomfortable because you’re on buses in handcuffs and leg shackles. You can’t get packages. It’s very scary. What it will be like for him is you’re powerless."

Weinstein’s first stop in the state system will likely be Downstate Correctional in Fishkill — the primary reception and intake facility for inmates serving time for serious offenses.

"He’s going to be fingerprinted. Photographed," said another Inside/Outside consultant, Joseph Petrocelli. "He will have his head shaved. He will be showered and de-liced and given state prison greens."

That's not all Weinstein has to look forward to. He still faces charges in Los Angeles of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, sexual penetration by use of force and sexual battery by restraint.

[Jobaka]

Any bookies in here?
What's the over/under on how many days he'll last in prison?

[Aerovette]

I called it right on the wheelchair. I knew the walker was a stepping stone (so to speak). I can't find the post where I said he'd be in a wheelchair by the end. Must have been over there.

[Bill]

I think it's funny that poundmetoo was dreamed up and designed by the left to demonize the right, but, like weaponized corona virus, the left lost control and it started attacking everyone, mainly the left.

Weinstein will die in prison. Epstein (purportedly) died in prison. Ed Buck on trial right now. It's really too bad that leftists were able to bury the Weiner laptop and sanitize Epstein's pedo island. The worst of the worst will be protected. I guess Weinstein was expendable.

[Mick]

This is nothing more than the extremist feminists getting exactly what they wanted. For decades they have been saying that if they have consensual sex with a man, and later regret it, that constitutes the crime of rape.

[DJ_Critterus]

When does he commit Arkancide?

[6spdC6]

Well Weinstein was not a saint and I have no doubt he intimidated a lot of the woman to give him sex, I do not know how I would have voted if a juror.

Many of those woman seem to me quite willing to do a little trading for their own benefit. At the minimum technically much if not all that happened was consensual!

With that said much of this is very dated and is a traditional he say she say situation. From what was said many of the woman "dated" him for long periods afterwards. That makes no sense to me!

Many a woman has literately blown/phucked their way into jobs, got a better job and profited quite well from a mutual exchange of services. I know of a couple cases in my zip code that their putting out did them a lot of good.

[snide]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

I think it's funny that poundmetoo was dreamed up and designed by the left to demonize the right, but, like weaponized corona virus, the left lost control and it started attacking everyone, mainly the left.

Weinstein will die in prison. Epstein (purportedly) died in prison. Ed Buck on trial right now. It's really too bad that leftists were able to bury the Weiner laptop and sanitize Epstein's pedo island. The worst of the worst will be protected. I guess Weinstein was expendable.

Are you saying that Epstein is still alive?

[Bill]

Originally Posted by snide

Are you saying that Epstein is still alive?

Epstein getting smuggled out of prison is JUST as credible as the narrative that he committed suicide. I would not be surprised if he is found living quietly in Israel.

You don't think a guy like that doesn't have an awesome dead man's switch?

[snide]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

Epstein getting smuggled out of prison is JUST as credible as the narrative that he committed suicide. I would not be surprised if he is found living quietly in Israel.

You don't think a guy like that doesn't have an awesome dead man's switch?

For his sake, I would hope that he has/had one.

[Aerovette]

I never raped/molested anyone and never had non-consensual sex...BUT, I was quite the salesman when it came to convincing her to consent.

Things ache when ignored, I won't see you for a few days, my ex-gf would have let me...

I didn't have money, so I had to be a good salesman.

[JRD77VET]

Originally Posted by 6spdC6

Well Weinstein was not a saint and I have no doubt he intimidated a lot of the woman to give him sex, I do not know how I would have voted if a juror.

Many of those woman seem to me quite willing to do a little trading for their own benefit. At the minimum technically much if not all that happened was consensual!

With that said much of this is very dated and is a traditional he say she say situation. From what was said many of the woman "dated" him for long periods afterwards. That makes no sense to me!

Many a woman has literately blown/phucked their way into jobs, got a better job and profited quite well from a mutual exchange of services. I know of a couple cases in my zip code that their putting out did them a lot of good.

with bolded

Not that he is innocent, but he held power and opportunity plus it certainly seems certain "wanna be's" were willing to trade for a chance of stardom.

Plus going back for more? What were they doing? Finding out which tooth on the chainsaw was sharpest that they backed into to?

[StaticCling]

Perhaps he will catch COVID-19 in prison, and die from an "underlying health condition"

[Murray]

I stopped feeling sorry for the women when I read.....” he forced oral sex on me and I faked an orgasm hoping he’d stop”

[simpleman68]

Originally Posted by JRD77VET

...What were they doing? Finding out which tooth on the chainsaw was sharpest that they backed into to?

Sounds about right.
Scott