(Crime): Hollywood Producer, Harvey Weinstein has been Sentenced to 16 years in Prison

Disgraced Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for a rape conviction in Los Angeles, adding to a more than two-decade-long sentence already handed down in New York.

Weinstein, 70, was convicted in the Los Angeles case in December, three years after he was convicted at a sex crimes trial in New York City. Weinstein's new sentence will run consecutively with the 23-year term given to him in his New York trial, giving him a total of 39 years behind bars in sex crimes convictions. 

In the Los Angeles case, a jury found Weinstein guilty of three counts related to the accuser known as Jane Doe 1: forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and sexual penetration by foreign object.

The jury found him not guilty of sexual battery by restraint involving a second accuser, identified as Jane Doe 2, and was unable to reach verdicts on allegations involving Jane Doe 3 and Jane Doe 4. 

Weinstein, who appeared in a wheelchair and a gray county jail uniform, was also allowed to speak. He proclaimed his innocence, accusing Jane Doe 1 of being an "actress" who can "turn on" her tears.

"Please don’t sentence me to life in prison. I don’t deserve it," Weinstein said. "There are so many things wrong with this case. ... This is a setup."

He issued a statement later Thursday accusing Jane Doe 1 of having falsified her allegations as part of a "money grab." He also accused her of having perjured herself.

Until some miracle happens, Weinstein is going to prison.

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