For the second time, a court has formally reckoned with Harvey Weinstein's abuse of power, resentencing the 74-year-old former Hollywood mogul to 15 years in prison for the 2006 sexual assault of production assistant Miriam Haley. His case, which helped ignite the #MeToo movement in 2017, exposed not a single transgression but a decades-long architecture of coercion built on institutional power. The law has now twice arrived at the same verdict, yet for those who bore the cost of his actions, no sentence fully closes what was opened.
Weinstein Resentenced to 15 Years for Sexual Assault of Production Assistant
Miriam Haley reported the assault had a devastating effect on her life and sense of security that may never fully recover, requiring her to remain vigilant for years.