The victims of the former film producer Harvey Weinstein, already sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual assault, will have a compensation fund totaling approximately $ 19 million. The ex Miramax boss's lawyers agreed with the New York prosecutor's office, according to CNN reports.
The fund, to be exact $ 18,875,000, will be distributed not only to women who have suffered sexual abuse by Weinstein, but also to former employees of the Weinstein Company who "have lived in a hostile workplace, they were sexually harassed and discriminated against in the workplace, "the New York Attorney General's office said.
The deal will now need to be approved by both the District Court and the bankruptcy court presiding over the Weinstein Company bankruptcy case.
Weinstein: $ 19 million to his victims
2020-07-02T21:41:51.474Z
Compensation Agreement reached with the New York Prosecutor's Office (ANSA)The victims of the former film producer Harvey Weinstein, already sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual assault, will have a compensation fund totaling approximately $ 19 million. The ex Miramax boss's lawyers agreed with the New York prosecutor's office, according to CNN reports. The fund, to be exact $ 18,875,000, will be distributed not only to women who have suffered sexual abuse by ...