Bill Cosby Guilty Of Three Charges

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Comedian Bill Cosby was found guilty Thursday of three charges against him in the Pennsylvania trial for sexual abuse.

The verdict was issued by the seven-man, five-woman jury after 14 hours of deliberation in a Norristown, Philadelphia court

According to CNN, Cosby was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault, drugging, and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at her home in a Philadelphia suburb in 2004.

Constand is one of the dozens of women who in recent years have accused the also actor and producer of sexual abuse. A pre-trial on this same case last year ended without the jury agreeing on a verdict.

When the words "guilty", "guilty", "guilty" were heard aloud, the 80-year-old comedian remained motionless in his chair without saying a word, according to the media in the room. He will not be allowed to leave the state of Pennsylvania and his passport was turned over to authorities Thursday in court.

Following this guilty verdict, Cosby could be sentenced by the judge to up to 10 years in prison for each charge, but the conviction is likely to serve simultaneously.

Emotion-laden scenes could be seen in the court halls after the verdict was read. Lili Bernard, one of the women who accused the comedian, stalking, shaking, and thanking the heavens for the outcome of the trial.

CNN cameras captured Cosby leaving the room holding the arm of an assistant, as he is going blind. This will not prevent an electronic device from being installed to detect your movements.

We are very disappointed by the verdict. This is not over,”his lawyer, Thomas Mesereau, told the press.

Instead, attorney Gloria Allred, representative of some thirty of Cosby's accusers, assured that "justice was done."

"We are very happy with this result. It took a lot of courage, in the beginning the [victims] were not encouraged,”he said. "We are very grateful to the jury for this (…) they believed the women."

Allred read testimonies from some of her represented, in which they said, among other things, that "the nightmare" and the "toxic silence" were over.