Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in prison on sexual assault charges in Los Angeles

(CNN)

Harvey Weinstein, the former Hollywood producer already serving a 23-year prison sentence in New York, was sentenced Thursday to an additional 16 years in prison on sexual assault charges in Los Angeles.

Weinstein was convicted in December on charges of rape, sexual penetration with a foreign object and forced oral intercourse after a model and actress testified that he assaulted her in a Beverly Hills hotel room in February 2013.

Weinstein was also acquitted on one charge at the time, and the jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision on three other charges, including one related to Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a filmmaker and wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Four charges related to an unidentified woman who did not testify were also dropped during the trial.

After convicting him, the jury deadlocked on aggravating factors that could have increased his sentence.

Thursday's sentencing is the second Weinstein has received on sexual assault charges since a 2017 report by

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revealed his history of sexual abuse, harassment and secret deals while using his influence as a Hollywood mogul. to take advantage of young women.

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At the time, Weinstein was one of the most powerful men in Hollywood and helped produce movies like "Pulp Fiction," "Clerks" and "Shakespeare in Love."

The revelations prompted a wave of women to speak out publicly about the pervasiveness of sexual abuse and harassment in what became known as the #MeToo movement.

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