LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 A Los Angeles choose on Thursday sentenced Harvey Weinstein<\/a> to 16 years in jail after a jury convicted him of the 2013 rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and mannequin.<\/p>\n The sentence comes on prime of the greater than 20 years the 70-year-old Weinstein has left to serve for the same 2020 conviction in New York, furthering the autumn of the one-time film magnate who turned a #MeToo<\/a> magnet.<\/p>\n Weinstein immediately appealed to Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench, saying: \u201cI maintain that I\u2019m innocent. I never raped or sexually assaulted Jane Doe 1.\u201d<\/p>\n The lady who Weinstein was convicted of raping sobbed within the courtroom as he spoke.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tRead extra: <\/span> \n\t\t\t\tRead subsequent: <\/span> Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Moments earlier she had instructed the choose concerning the ache she felt after being attacked by Weinstein. \u201cBefore that night I was a very happy and confident woman. I valued myself and the relationship I had with God,\u201d the girl, who was recognized in courtroom solely as Jane Doe 1, mentioned. \u201cI was excited about my future. Everything changed after the defendant brutally assaulted me. There is no prison sentence long enough to undo the damage.\u201d<\/p>\n Lench handed down the sentence Thursday after rejecting a movement by Weinstein\u2019s legal professionals for a brand new trial.<\/p>\n Jurors in December convicted Weinstein of 1 depend of rape and two counts of sexual assault in opposition to the girl who on the trial\u2019s opening in October gave a dramatic and emotional account of him arriving uninvited at her lodge room, speaking his manner in and assaulting her throughout a movie pageant.<\/p>\n \n\t\tTrending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tMom struggling to make ends meet left \u2018teary-eyed\u2019 after $100 mailed to her by stranger<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n \n\t\t\t\tPolish lady claims to be Madeleine McCann, shares \u2018proof\u2019 on social media<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n \n\t\t\tRead extra: <\/span>![](\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\")
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