Cosby Found Guilty
Comedian Bill Cosby was found guilty on Thursday on three felony counts of aggravated indecent assault by a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, jury.
Cosby, 80, was retried on three felony counts of aggravated indecent assault for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004. Constand, 44, was a former women’s basketball coach at Temple University where Cosby was a trustee and major donor during the time he assaulted her.
According to reports, people in the courtroom gasped as the guilty verdict was handed down. Several women fled the courtroom in tears of joy, hugging one another. Constand was seen hugging friends and family and smiling as she walked out of the courtroom. Cosby exited the courtroom swiftly, holding onto the arm of his spokesman, Andrew Wyatt.
“This is an extraordinary case to have jury service,” Judge Steven O’Neill told the jurors after sentencing. “You have sacrificed much, but you have sacrificed in the service of justice.”
A sentencing date for the comedian has not been set. Each count of felony aggravated indecent assault carries a sentence of five to 10 years. The maximum Cosby could be sentenced to is 30 years, though it could be as little as five.