PENNSYLVANIA
USA Today
Maria Puente,Gene Sloan and Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY
April 26, 2018
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Comedian and TV icon Bill Cosby has been convicted on three counts of aggravated indecent assault at his sexual-assault retrial here Thursday, on the second day of deliberations.
After the verdict was delivered, Judge Steven O’Neill thanked the jurors for their service, and then warned jurors about interactions with the media.
“You have sacrificed much, but you have sacrificed in the service of justice and in this country and this Commonwealth and this county,” O’Neill said. “That is important.”
After the jury left the room, O’Neill said the $1 million bail Cosby posted was sufficient for him to remain free until sentencing. That set off a heated argument with Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele who wanted Cosby’s bail revoked as an alleged flight risk.
The judge questioned this, citing Cosby’s age, health and the fact that he showed up for every court proceeding over two years. “I am not going to simply lock him up because of this,” O’Neill said. A sentencing date was not set.
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