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Bill Cosby arrives in court for sentencing on sexual assault charges

The crucial question of his possible imprisonment whether he has been looming ever since he was convicted in April of sexual assault charges.

BY NAMRATA TRIPATHI

UPDATED SEP 24, 2018

Bill Cosby, the 81-year-old comedian, arrived at the Montgomery County courthouse in Pennsylvania on Monday walking with a cane along with his spokesperson, ahead of a 9am sentencing hearing on three counts of sexual assault charges.

The crucial question of his possible imprisonment has been looming ever since he was convicted in April of sexual assault. The iconic entertainer could get up to 10 years in prison for each conviction. Prosecutors, however, have suggested that they are likely to ask for a lesser sentence. If he is sentenced to prison, then he could be taken into custody immediately at the court, according to CNN.

Bill Cosby (C) walks through the Montgomery County Courthouse with his publicist, Andrew Wyatt, after being found guilty on all counts in his sexual assault retrial on April 26, 2018 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Cosby was found guilty on all accounts after a former Temple University employee alleges that the entertainer drugged and molested her in 2004 at his home in suburban Philadelphia. More than 40 women have accused the 80 year old entertainer of sexual assault.