Bill Cosby guilty of sexual assault

Comedian faces up to 30 years in prison for drugging and molesting a woman in 2004

Bill Cosby leaves court after being found guilty on all counts of aggravated indecent assault
Bill Cosby leaves court after being found guilty on all counts of aggravated indecent assault
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The comedian and actor Bill Cosby has been found guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault, following a retrial in a Pennsylvania court.

Cosby, 80, faces a maximum sentence of 30 years for drugging and molesting Andrea Constand in 2004. He is “likely to get less than that under state sentencing guidelines”, says the ABC, but given his age “even a modest term could mean he will die behind bars”.

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