Bill Cosby Sentenced To Prison And Falls Down While Behind Bars In The General Population

Bill Cosby Sentenced To Prison And Falls Down While Behind Bars In The General Population

September 26. 2018

Bill Cosby in handcuffs being perp walked

This week 81-year-old Hollywood comedian and actor, Bill Cosby, was sentenced to 3-10 years in prison, after being convicted of sexual assault in a Pennsylvania criminal court. The charges stemmed from Cosby drugging and sexually assaulting female athlete Andrea Constand, 45. The sexual assault occurred a decade ago within the statute of limitations.

Judge Steven O’Neill stated Cosby is a “sexually violent predator” who has broken the law. Judge O’Neill also used Cosby’s own admissions against him, regarding a 2005 lawsuit deposition, where he was formally questioned about his interactions with an unwilling and drugged Constand:

Q: So, you’re not telling us that you verbally asked her for permission?

Cosby: I didn’t say it verbally, I said. The action is my hand on her midriff, which is skin. I’m not lifting any clothing up. This is, I don’t remember fully what it is, but it’s there and I can feel. I got her skin and it’s just above the hand and it’s just above where you can go under the pants.

Q: The what happens?

Cosby: I don’t hear her say anything. And I don’t feel her say anything. And so I continue and I go into the area that is somewhere between permission and rejection. I am not stopped.

Cosby being led out in handcuffs

The statements do look incriminating on Cosby’s part. Men should obtain verbal consent before proceeding. Furthermore, Constand was drugged. How could she properly consent. She stated she woke up in a fog with her clothes disheveled and rearranged, after Cosby had drugged and raped her.

Judge O’Neill declared just before sentencing, “This was a serious crime. Mr. Cosby, this has all circled back to you. The day has come, the time has come.” Then, Judge O’Neill sentenced Cosby to prison. Cosby was denied bail and remanded into custody to immediately begin his prison sentence at Montgomery County Correctional Facility (SCI Phoenix).

Bill Cosby in handcuffs

Over 60 women have accused Cosby of sexual assault or rape over the course of 30-years. Due to his fame their pleas went ignored. The story was brought to the forefront when comedian Hannibal Burress made a comment during his stand up show about Cosby raping women. It then filtered unto the internet and brought about Cosby’s downfall.

The irony is so many women would have willingly dated Cosby, due to his wealth and fame. He should not have resorted to drugging and raping women. His conduct indicates a deep seated psychological problem that poses a threat to women. It is just that he has been sentenced to prison for all the harm he caused.

Bill Cosby's mug shot

Cosby, who is legally blind, fell down while in prison. Reports indicate people threw food at him as well. Convicted felon and former star athlete, OJ Simpson, who was recently released from prison, has publicly told Cosby to watch his back and stated the disgraced comedian should be placed in protective custody, rather than the general population.