Bill Cosby has been denied parole by the Pennsylvania parole board, after he refused to participate in a therapy programme for sex offenders.
The comedian and former Cosby Show star is serving a 10-year prison sentence for aggravated indecent assault. Laura Treaster, a spokesperson for the state parole board, confirmed the decision to press after Nicole Weisensee Egan, author of the book Chasing Cosby, wrote about it on Facebook.
The parole board made the decision on 11 May. Cosby’s spokesperson Andrew Wyatt said: “We knew he was going to be rejected. He called me and told me that if he didn’t take the course, he would be denied.
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