Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein,

who is serving a prison sentence for sexual assault and rape,

has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the head

of the state corrections officers union.

Weinstein, 68, has been placed in isolation at Wende

Correctional Facility, said Michael Powers, president of the New

York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent

Association.

Powers said he learned that the test came back positive on

Sunday morning and is concerned about the corrections officers,

who he said lack proper protective equipment. Several staff have

been quarantined, Powers said.

Weinstein arrived at Wende Correctional Facility, a maximum

security prison east of Buffalo, New York, on Wednesday after

being housed at New York City’s Rikers Island jail.

He was sentenced to 23 years in prison on March 11 for

sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi and

raping Jessica Mann, a onetime aspiring actress.

Following the sentencing, Weinstein spent time at Bellevue

Hospital in Manhattan for heart problems, according to his

spokesman, Juda Engelmayer. He also has other medical issues,

including diabetes and high blood pressure.

A lawyer for Weinstein said on Sunday night that his legal

team had not been notified of the coronavirus diagnosis.

“Given Mr. Weinstein’s state of health, we are of course

concerned, if this is the case, and we are vigilantly monitoring

the situation,” said lawyer Imran Ansari, who is based in New

York.

The Niagara Gazette, a local newspaper in upstate New York,

reported that Weinstein had tested positive for the highly

contagious virus earlier Sunday, citing anonymous officials.

Two prisoners at the Wende Facility have confirmed cases of

COVID-19, a state prison official told Reuters. The official

said he could not comment on any individual prisoner’s medical

record.

The official told Reuters that, with each confirmed case,

the Department of Corrections works with the Department of

Health to identify potentially exposed people.

Mark David Chapman, who murdered Beatle John Lennon in 1980,

served some of his time at Wende Correctional Facility, as did

Robert Chambers, dubbed the “Preppie killer,” who strangled

18-year-old Jennifer Levin in New York City’s Central Park in

1986.

Weinstein’s conviction was hailed as a victory for the

#MeToo movement against sexual misconduct by powerful men.

More than 100 women, including famous actresses, have

accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct stretching back decades.

He has denied the allegations, saying any sex was consensual.

Weinstein also faces separate sexual assault charges in Los

Angeles.

Weinstein won an Academy Award for producing “Shakespeare in

Love” and was responsible for other acclaimed films including

“Pulp Fiction,” “The English Patient” and “Gangs of New York.”