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Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced today to 23 years in prison. He was convicted last month of two sex crimes against two different women. Weinstein was once one of the most powerful men in Hollywood. Now more than 80 women have accused him of sexual misconduct. His case helped spur the #MeToo movement. NPR's Rose Friedman was in the courthouse, and she joins us now. We should let listeners know that this story does deal with sexual abuse.

Hi, Rose.

ROSE FRIEDMAN, BYLINE¹: Hi.

SHAPIRO: This is quite a fall for a man whose movies won Oscars and who commanded so much power in the movie industry. How surprising was the length of his sentence — 23 years?

FRIEDMAN: It was pretty surprising. He was convicted of one count of rape² and one criminal sexual act, so the longest he could have gotten was 29 years. But his lawyers asked that he only get the minimum, which would have been five. They said he was a first-time offender³ with no criminal history and that he was someone who did a lot of good in his community by raising money for various charities. His lawyer, Donna Rotunno spoke⁴ on the courthouse steps afterwards, and she called the 23-year sentence obscene and obnoxious⁵. I think we have some tape of her.

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DONNA ROTUNNO: I am overcome with anger at that number. I think that number is a cowardly number to give. I think the judge caved just as I believe the jury caved. And I am not happy.

FRIEDMAN: They've said that they'll appeal. They've argued all along that there's no way they could have gotten a fair trial with all the attention being paid to the #MeToo movement.

SHAPIRO: I understand two of Weinstein's victims spoke at today's sentencing. Tell us about what they said.

FRIEDMAN: Yup, all six women who testified were sitting in the front row. Miriam Haley and Jessica Mann, who were the accusers in the charges, both addressed the judge. Haley said Weinstein's assault had stripped her of her dignity and diminished her confidence and her faith in people. She cried when she told the judge that she'd come to testify not as a perfect victim but as a human being. That was a reference to her testimony⁶, where her friendly emails to Weinstein were used to try to convince the jury that she'd had a consensual relationship with him. And then Jessica Mann spoke. She told the court that her trauma⁷ is ongoing⁸. She said rape is not one moment of penetration⁹. It's forever. And then after the verdict, Tarale Wulff spoke to reporters outside the courtroom. She was one of the women who was brought in to testify to a pattern of behavior on Weinstein's part. Here's what she says. We have tape of her.

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TARALE WULFF: And when Judge Burke said 20 — I don't — for the first time, I can say I feel a sense of happiness, I guess, 'cause this isn't a happy circumstance to be — that we're all here for. But I feel joyous¹⁰.

FRIEDMAN: I should say Weinstein was sentenced to 20 years for the criminal sexual act and then another three for the rape, so the first number we heard in court was that 20 that Tarale talked about.

SHAPIRO: And Harvey Weinstein also spoke today. What did he say?

FRIEDMAN: He did. He gave a kind of rambling¹¹ statement. He talked about his charity work, about raising money after 9/11. He expressed remorse¹² for the women and for the situation, regret for having spent his life working too hard, not spending enough time with his children and for being unfaithful to his wives. And he also expressed some bewilderment at the #MeToo movement. He compared it to the McCarthy-era red scare. He said, I'm totally confused, and I think men are confused about these issues.

SHAPIRO: And now he's got this 23-year prison sentence. But he also faces charges in Los Angeles, so what's next for him?

FRIEDMAN: Yup, the DA there said that they've begun the process of extraditing him from New York but that they don't have a date for his arraignment¹³ yet. He's charged with four additional counts against two women there. You know, he's also 67, and he's not in great health. He had a heart procedure last week, so 23 years could effectively be a life sentence no matter what happens in LA.

SHAPIRO: That is NPR's Rose Friedman in New York, covering the prison sentence following the trial of Harvey Weinstein.

Thank you very much, Rose.

FRIEDMAN: Thanks, Ari.

1 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

2 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

3 offender   

n.冒犯者，违反者，犯罪者

参考例句：

• They all sued out a pardon for an offender.他们请求法院赦免一名罪犯。
• The authorities often know that sex offenders will attack again when they are released.当局一般都知道性犯罪者在获释后往往会再次犯案。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 obnoxious   

adj.极恼人的，讨人厌的，可憎的

参考例句：

• These fires produce really obnoxious fumes and smoke.这些火炉冒出来的烟气确实很难闻。
• He is the most obnoxious man I know.他是我认识的最可憎的人。

6 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

7 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

8 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

9 penetration   

n.穿透，穿人，渗透

参考例句：

• He is a man of penetration.他是一个富有洞察力的人。
• Our aim is to achieve greater market penetration.我们的目标是进一步打入市场。

10 joyous   

adj.充满快乐的；令人高兴的

参考例句：

• The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
• They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。

11 rambling   

adj.[建]凌乱的，杂乱的

参考例句：

• We spent the summer rambling in Ireland. 我们花了一个夏天漫游爱尔兰。
• It was easy to get lost in the rambling house. 在布局凌乱的大房子里容易迷路。

12 remorse   

n.痛恨，悔恨，自责

参考例句：

• She had no remorse about what she had said.她对所说的话不后悔。
• He has shown no remorse for his actions.他对自己的行为没有任何悔恨之意。

13 arraignment   

n.提问，传讯，责难

参考例句：

• She was remanded to juvenile detention at her arraignment yesterday. 她昨天被送回了对少年拘留在她的传讯。 来自互联网
• Wyatt asks the desk clerk which courthouse he is being transferred to for arraignment. 他向接待警员询问了马宏将在哪个法庭接受传讯。 来自互联网