Frail and 80-year-old disgraced television star, Bill Cosby could now end up spending the rest of his life behind bars, after he was convicted Thursday of sexual assault by a US jury, which found him guilty of drugging and molesting a university employee 14 years ago in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era.Bill Cosby was found guilty of assaulting Andrea Constand at his Philadelphia mansion in January 2004. It was gathered that Constand was in the court room in Norristown, just outside Philadelphia, as the verdict was read out to stifled sobs in the gallery. The jury had deliberated for more than 14 hours over two days.
The 80-year-old comedian faces up to 10 years in prison on each count, but Cosby is likely to serve them concurrently. A sentencing hearing with Judge Steven O’Neill has not yet been scheduled, and Cosby remains out on bail.
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