Article 3ZK4P "A Tsunami of a Sentence": Victory for Survivors as Bill Cosby Handed 3-10 Years in Prison for Rape

"A Tsunami of a Sentence": Victory for Survivors as Bill Cosby Handed 3-10 Years in Prison for Rape

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Dozens of women who have been accusing comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assault for decades were vindicated Tuesday when the disgraced actor was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison by a Philadelphia judge and sent immediately to jail. In April, a jury found Cosby guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand, former director of operations for the women's basketball team at Temple University, at Cosby's home in 2004. Constand is one of more than 60 women who have accused Cosby of sexual assaults dating back decades. Many of these women were in the courtroom when Cosby was sentenced. We are joined by one of them, Lili Bernard, a visual artist and actor who has accused Bill Cosby of drugging and raping her in the early 1990s when he mentored her in preparation for her guest-starring role on "The Cosby Show."

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