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  1. Jan 30, 2022 · On June 30, 2021, Bill Cosby’s conviction on charges of sexual assault was overturned. The comedian and actor, who is now 84 and legally blind, was released from prison after serving less than ...

  2. Jun 30, 2021 · Bill Cosby has his mugshot taken on September 25, 2018, in Eagleville, Pennsylvania. Cosby, who was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for sexual assault, was released Wednesday. (Photo by ...

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  3. Jul 1, 2021 · The disgraced actor and comedian Bill Cosby walked free this week after three years in prison when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out his 2018 convictions on charges of drugging and sexually ...

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    • Concern About Allowing Other Accusers' Testimony
    • District Attorney Originally Declined to Prosecute
    • 50-Year Acting Career

    In sentencing Cosby, the trial judge had ruled him a sexually violent predator who could not be safely allowed out in public and needed to report to authorities for the rest of his life. Even though Cosby was charged only with the assault on Constand, the judge at his trial allowed five other accusers to testify that they, too, were similarly victi...

    The suburban Philadelphia prosecutor who originally looked into Constand's allegations, Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor, considered the case flawed because Constand waited a year to come forward and stayed in contact with Cosby afterward. Castor declined to prosecute and instead encouraged Constand to sue for damages. Questioned un...

    Cosby, a groundbreaking Black actor who grew up in public housing in Philadelphia, made a fortune estimated at $400 million US during his 50 years in the entertainment industry. His trademark clean comedy and homespun wisdom fuelled popular TV shows, books and standup acts. He fell from favour in his later years as he lectured the Black community a...

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  4. Sep 24, 2018 · JUST IN: Comedian Bill Cosby has been sentenced to 3 to 10 years in state prison. He was denied bail and led out of the courtroom in handcuffs. The conviction: Cosby was found guilty in April of ...

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  5. Jul 1, 2021 · Bill Cosby was released from prison Wednesday after Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned his sexual assault conviction, saying the disgraced actor’s due process rights were violated.

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  7. Jun 30, 2021 · Bill Cosby in 2018, departing the courthouse after he was found guilty in a sexual assault trial. Matt Slocum/Associated Press. Bill Cosby was released from prison Wednesday after the Pennsylvania ...