Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual assault

Figure caption, Watch: Harvey Weinstein's accuser says sentencing is 'fair'

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, after a jury found him guilty last year of committing a criminal sexual act against a former assistant.

In a victim-impact statement in court, Miriam Haley said the assault had had a "devastating effect on my life and sense of security that may never go away".

Appearing in court in a wheelchair, Weinstein denied the allegations but apologised to "anyone I may have hurt by my actions".

Weinstein has already spent several years jailed in New York, where he has faced three trials over rape and abuse allegations. He was convicted in a seperate sex-crime case in Los Angeles.