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Sunshine@piefed.ca to World News@quokk.auEnglish · 6 days ago

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual assault

www.bbc.co.uk

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Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual assault

www.bbc.co.uk

Sunshine@piefed.ca to World News@quokk.auEnglish · 6 days ago
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Assault survivor Miriam Haley said the "devastating effect on my life and sense of security that may never go away".
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  • st3ph3n@midwest.social
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    Dude’s 74, and also awaiting sentencing from another trial he lost in California. Rot in prison, my guy.

  • wirebeads@lemmy.ca
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    Do Trump next.

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      He’s already convicted. Just needs sentencing

      Even if he doesn’t have dementia, the threat of jail in 2 years would be doing him a number on his tiny brain

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        As much as I hate that fucking pedo, he has not been convicted for any of his rapes.

        • auzy1@lemmy.world
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          He hasn’t for his rapes… But, he HAS been convicted of Tax Fraud. So, he’s fucked regardless.

          Thats how they got Al Capone…

          Even if he only gets ONLY a month in prison, that will likely completely fuck him over. A lot can happen in a month when he can’t easily interfere with investigations

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        He was convicted in civil court wasn’t he?

        • auzy1@lemmy.world
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          Convicted of RAPE in a civil court. Yes… Useless (and, he tried to dodge that)

          He is convicted of Tax Fraud though. He’s going to jail regardless… And the uncertainty must be fucking with him.

        • trebach@sh.itjust.works
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          Yes, but civil court can’t send people to prison. He dragged his feet on paying the judgment so he got hit with interest as well.

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          The 34 felonies weren’t in civil court.

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    Appearing in court in a wheelchair, Weinstein denied the allegations but apologised to “anyone I may have hurt by my actions”.

    “Look, man, I didn’t rape anyone, but if my actions may have somehow hurt someone in a way that makes them feel like they were raped (totally weren’t tho lol), then I apologize.”

    • Madrigal@lemmy.world
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      Wait until he releases a book: “I didn’t do it, but if I did…”

    • Dvixen@lemmy.world
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      Apologies aren’t a fucking if/then function.

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    Rot in hell dickhead

    • lefaucet@slrpnk.net
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      Came here to post exactly this. Thank you

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    Finally this piece of shit is going away, now get the rest of them!

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      He’s actually been in prison since 2020 and he’s already served about 6 years of the 15 years announced today.

      This happened because he was found guilty and sentenced. Then that conviction was thrown out and a new trial was ordered. This is the second trial outcome.

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    yeah but real prison or rich people “prison”

    • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
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      The Tate brothers got real prison. There is some hope.

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        Did they? Im OOL there, last thing I saw was that the UK asked for them to be brought there.

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          Yeah but last I saw he’s miserable in a US prison because he’s appealing being brought to the UK and being kept separate for his own safety which is driving him crazy. Oh dear how sad.

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          It might be PR, but he’s whining a lot for an alpha dude: https://nypost.com/2026/09/15/us-news/inside-the-poop-filled-lockup-holding-andrew-tate-where-prisoners-are-treated-like-dogs-welcome-to-hell/

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          Trump’s DOJ is still dragging their heels last I heard, but they’re in custody in the meantime.

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    I thought he was dead. Positive I’ve seen obituary for him, I guess it was just wishful thinking.

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    Wonder what he did to piss off Trump?

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      not enough money to get a pardon, or he is a SACRIFICIAL lamb for the epstein files, so they dont look further into other people on the list.

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    what his pretending to be “crippled” inst working in court anymore?

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      I don’t think you need to pretend to have sympathy for him, even as a bit that ends in a second. This is more just a “good” moment.

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    Assuming he actually serves the time, that’s a life sentence for him.

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