Justice for #MeToo
Bill Cosby was found guilty on all three counts of aggravated indecent assault, earning the once-popular television dad some serious repercussions. The comedian is now staring down a max sentence of 10 years per charge.
After prosecutors asked that Cosby be taken into custody immediately to prevent him from fleeing, the 80-year-old lashed out in court.
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The verdict came after a jury of seven men and five women deliberated for an entire day. The jurors spent 12 days in the courtroom hearing lawyers’ arguments and witnesses’ testimonies, even stopping to ask the legal definition of consent. After being told that the state of Pennsylvania’s laws do not provide a definition, leaving things to their own discernment, the jury found the former The Cosby Show star guilty of drugging and molesting Andrea Constant — who became friends with Cosby after coming on as director of operations for the women’s team at Temple, the university Cosby attended in the early 60s — at his residence in 2004.
During the case, Constand shared her story alongside five other women, who also claimed that the father-of-five drugged and sexually assaulted them. According to TMZ, prosecutor Kirsten Feden even “blasted” Cosby for “smirking” while she talked about the witnesses to the court.
“He’s laughing like it’s funny, but there’s absolutely nothing funny about them being stripped of their capacity to consent,” she said.
As if his image couldn’t get any worse, Cosby also “shouted” at the prosectors after they requested that he be detained immediately because he owns a private plane and was a flight risk. According to “multiple people in the courtroom,” the actor yelled, “He doesn’t have a private plane, you a**hole!”
Despite the prosecution’s request, Cosby was released on a $1 million bail.
