Harvey Weinstein, seen here arriving at Manhattan criminal court in a wheelchair February 24, has been transferred to a prison north of New York City. — AFP Photo

NEW YORK — Fallen film producer Harvey Weinstein, sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault, has been transferred to a jail north of New York City.

Weinstein, who turns 68 on Thursday, had received treatment at a Manhattan hospital following his sentencing on March 11 after complaining of chest pains.

On Wednesday morning, he was taken from New York's notorious Rikers Island prison to the high-security Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill, just over 100km north of the Big Apple, his spokesman said.

The website of New York City's prison service showed he had been transferred to a state jail.

Weinstein was convicted in February of a criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree, while being cleared of predatory sexual assault charges.

He was convicted of raping ex-actress Jessica Mann in 2013 and of forcibly performing oral sex on former production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006.

Nearly 90 women, including Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek, have leveled sexual misconduct allegations against Weinstein, the Oscar-winning producer of "Shakespeare in Love" and numerous other critical and box office hits. — AFP