Bill Cosby: Sentenced and Jailed
Bill Cosby has been sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison. He was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs.
Cosby, now 81 and legally blind, must serve 3 years before becoming eligible for parole. His lawyers had asked for house arrest due to his age, blindness and vulnerability in prison.
After hearing testimony from a psychologist today, the Judge declared him a "sexually violent predator".
The judge ruled on Cosby’s “sexually violent predator” status after a psychologist for the state testified that the entertainer appears to have a mental disorder that gives him an uncontrollable urge to have sex with women without their consent.
...Cosby faced a sentence of anywhere from probation to 10 years in prison.... Prosecutors asked for five to 10 years behind bars, saying he could still pose a threat to women.
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