Harvey Weinstein moved to maximum security prison in upstate N.Y.

By Karen Freifeld

 

FILE PHOTO: Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at the New York Criminal Court during his ongoing sexual assault trial in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

 

(Reuters) - Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday was transferred to a maximum security prison in upstate New York to serve a 23-year sentence for sexual assault and rape.

 

Weinstein, 67, was taken to the Wende Correctional Facility, located in Alden, east of Buffalo, according to the New York state Department of Corrections website.

 

Weinstein's earliest release date is Nov. 9, 2039, according to the website.

 

Weinstein, once one of Hollywood's most influential men, was found guilty on Feb. 24 by a Manhattan jury of sexually assaulting a former production assistant and raping a former aspiring actress. His conviction was hailed as a victory for the #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct by powerful men.

 

Prosecutors portrayed Weinstein as a serial predator who had manipulated women with promises of career advancement in Hollywood, coaxing them to hotel rooms or private apartments and then overpowering and violently attacking them.  

 

More than 100 women, including famous actresses, accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct stretching back decades. He has denied the allegations, saying any sex was consensual. 

 

Weinstein faces separate sexual assault charges in Los Angeles.

 

After his sentencing on March 11, Weinstein was taken to New York's Rikers Island jail. Hours later, he was transported to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan for ongoing heart problems, but was sent back to Rikers earlier this week, his spokesman Juda Engelmayer said.

 

The defense expects to file an appeal in July.  

 

Mark David Chapman, who murdered Beatle John Lennon in 1980, served some of his time at Wende Correctional Facility, as did Robert Chambers, dubbed the "Preppie killer," who strangled 18-year-old Jennifer Levin in New York City’s Central Park in 1986.

 

The prison has sex offender treatment programs, according to the Department of Corrections website.

 

Weinstein won an Academy Award for producing "Shakespeare in Love" and was responsible for other acclaimed films including "Pulp Fiction," "The English Patient" and "Gangs of New York." He turns 68 on Thursday.

 

(Reporting by Karen Freifeld; Editing by Leslie Adler)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-03-19

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Good!

I wonder if he likes to play hangman.

I feel a suicided coming on. Sheesh! 

My bet is his fragile psyche plummets, way beyond that of another person being incarcerated. My guess is despite his power and manipulation in the world before he was outed he was a person who massively overcompensated for a deeply fragile sense of self. Not to mention the rage he expressed in his indifferent habitual objectification of women.   

Don't drop the soap !

Wende is more like a treatment center than a prison.

He could have been sent to Attica or Dannemora or Sing Sing for the real experience.

It's probably just a way-station for Weinstein on the road to a Club Fed replete with all the creature comforts.

1 hour ago, DaddyWarbucks said:

Wende is more like a treatment center than a prison.

He could have been sent to Attica or Dannemora or Sing Sing for the real experience.

It's probably just a way-station for Weinstein on the road to a Club Fed replete with all the creature comforts.

I dont mind. As long as he is out of the public domain.

Personally I’d rather he had been left on Riker’s Island.

10 hours ago, URMySunshine said:

Nixon though seems to be a paragon of virtue compared to the present incumbent. 

In retrospect, he could have managed the Covid 19  catastrophe significantly better, too

14 hours ago, URMySunshine said:

Nixon though seems to be a paragon of virtue compared to the present incumbent. 

 

Nixon was America's last progressive president. I would rate several presidents that have served since him as being worse.

Ya,finally some good news....

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