ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison. • 3 min read Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison He was convicted of criminal sexual assault and third-degree rape; there were cheers in the courtroom after the sentencing.Alec Tabak/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images, FILE Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein appealed his rape conviction Monday, arguing he was made a “media villain” and tried in a “highly volatile and prejudicial atmosphere” that failed to safeguard his right to a fair trial by an impartial jury.