Pakistan, Sept. 24 -- Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for sexually assaulting former production assistant Miriam Haley, more than a year after a New York jury found him guilty in a retrial. Weinstein, who pleaded not guilty to first-degree criminal sexual act, appeared in a downtown Manhattan courtroom in a wheelchair, with his hands cuffed to his seat. Haley said in a victim impact statement that Weinstein had abused his position and power, causing a devastating effect on her life and sense of security. "It is a life sentence for me," she said.

Weinstein again denied the allegations and apologised to anyone he may have hurt through his actions. "I am not a perfect person," he said. "But I am a person wh...