FILE: Bill Cosby to be freed from prison after court throws out sexual assault conviction

Record ID: 1624184

  • Title: FILE: Bill Cosby to be freed from prison after court throws out sexual assault conviction
  • Date: 30th June 2021
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF COSBY ATTENDING PLAYBOY MUSIC FESTIVAL EVENT VARIOUS OF COSBY BEING INTERVIEWED COSBY WITH PLAYBOY FOUNDER HUGH HEFNER WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) COSBY ON RED CARPET COSBY AND FAMILY IN FRONT OF MEDIA LINE ON RED CARPET COSBY, STANDING NEXT TO WIFE CAMILLE COSBY, SPEAKING WITH REPORTERS COSBY WALKING ON RED CARPET
  • Embargoed: 14th July 2021 18:03
  • Keywords: Bill Cosby Pennsylvania Supreme Court sexual assault conviction
  • Location: VARIOUS
  • City: VARIOUS
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Celebrities,Arts/Culture/Entertainment,United States
  • Reuters ID: LVA007EJLHJYF
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Pennsylvania's highest court on Wednesday (June 30) overturned Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction and ordered him released from prison immediately, ruling that a non-prosecution deal he had struck with a previous district attorney should have shielded him from charges.
    The decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court came after Cosby had served more than two years of a potential three- to 10-year sentence in a state prison following his 2018 conviction.
    The 83-year-old comedian and actor was best known for his role as the lovable husband and father in the 1980s television comedy series "The Cosby Show," earning him the nickname "America's Dad."
    But his family-friendly reputation was shattered after dozens of women accused him of sexual assault over a period of decades. His conviction was widely seen as a landmark moment in the #MeToo movement that brought forth an array of allegations against powerful men in Hollywood and beyond.
    He could be released as soon as later on Wednesday from a state correctional facility in Shippack, Pennsylvania.
    (Production credit: Helena Williams)
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