Bill Cosby: Fast Facts About The Cosby Guilty Verdict and Trial
CHICAGO (CBS) – A jury in the Bill Cosby trial has reached a verdict. Here are fast facts about the verdict and the sexual assault case.
1. Bill Cosby has been found guilty on all counts.
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2. Cosby faced three counts of aggravated indecent assault. CBS 3 Philly reports that "each count carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison."
JUST IN: Bill Cosby has been found guilty on all 3 counts of aggravated indecent assault; he faces up to 30 years in prison https://t.co/hzRvpUeRwv pic.twitter.com/wt34a3W93c
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 26, 2018
3. CBS News reports that Cosby paid nearly $3.4 million to Andrea Constand, the woman he was charged with sexually assaulting. District Attorney Kevin Steele revealed the payment in his opening statements.
4. In a prior trial last year that ended in June of 2017, the judge declared a mistrial, stating the jury was "hopelessly deadlocked," according to CBS News.
5. Past admissions about drugs and sex bolstered the case against Cosby, according to CBS 2 New York. "Prosecutors used Cosby's past admissions about drugs and sex as well as the testimony of five other women to help bolster accuser Andrea Constand's allegations."