Bill Cosby to be released from prison as sexual assault conviction overturned
Reading now: 466
dailystar.co.ukshowbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterBill Cosby will be released from prison after the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court overturned his sexual assault conviction.The court found an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case.Cosby, 83, had served more than two years of a three to ten-year sentence in prison.
He had been incarcerated in a state facility near Philadelphia. Cosby had been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his estate in 2004.
He was charged for the alleged attack in 2015.Originally, the judge allowed one accuser to testify at his first trial, but following a deadlock from the jury, the judge called five more accusers to the stand..
Read more on dailystar.co.uk
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
