Bill Cosby declared 'sexually violent predator,' sentenced 3 to 10 years in prison
Comedian Bill Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in 2004.
Though Cosby's crime carries a maximum of 10 years, TMZ reported that "Pennsylvania sentencing guidelines provide a range of 22 and 36 months, although the length of sentence can go up an additional year for 'aggravated circumstances.'"
Cosby's spokeperson Andrew Wyatt made a statement outside the courthouse terming the trial the most racist and sexist trial in the history of the United States.
"They persecuted Jesus and look what happened. Not saying Mr. Cosby is Jesus, but we know what this country has done to black men for centuries," he said.
Earlier, the Montogomery County Judge Steven O'Neill who is overseeing comedian Cosby's sentencing declared him a "sexually violent predator" on Tuesday, according to reports. The classification means that the iconic entertainer's name will appear on a sex-offender registry sent to neighbors, schools and victims. Cosby will now have to undergo monthly counseling for the rest of his life and report quaterly to authorities.
The decision to include the 81-year-old in sex offender registration comes as Judge O'Neill prepares to sentence the actor popularly known as "America's Dad" for sexually assaulting Temple University women's basketball administrator Andrea Constand at his Philadelphia estate in 2004, according to CNN.
