Posted on 09/25/2018 12:36:38 PM PDT by Morgana
FULL TITLE: Bill Cosby, 81, is handcuffed and led straight to prison after a judge sentenced him to between three and 10 YEARS for drugging and assaulting a woman over a decade ago - and branded him a 'sexually violent predator'
Bill Cosby emerged from a Pennsylvania courtroom in handcuffs and was led straight to state prison on Tuesday after being sentenced to three to 10 years for drugging and molesting a woman more than a decade ago.
Judge Steven O'Neill handed down Cosby's sentence on Tuesday afternoon as the 81-year-old comedian sat back in his chair with his head on the headrest.
The comic who was once known as America's Dad was denied bail and escorted from the courtroom in handcuffs while carrying his walking stick.
'This was a serious crime. It is time for justice. Mr Cosby, this has all circled back to you. The time has come,' O'Neill said in sentencing him. 'No one is above the law, and no one should be treated differently.'
The punishment came at the end of a two-day hearing at which the judge also declared Cosby a 'sexually violent predator'.
The classification means that Cosby must undergo lifetime counseling and report quarterly to authorities. His name will also appear on a sex-offender registry sent to neighbors, schools and victims.
Cosby, who was also fined $25,000 and ordered to pay prosecution costs, declined the opportunity to address the court during his sentencing.
His wife of 54 years, Camille, was not in court during Cosby's sentencing.
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Agreed. But still he had money, renown and power. I don’t understand his motivation.
Just like some men really like lingerie and others like being in an elevator.
In the series Mindhunter, based on the John Douglas book of the same name, the lead character is presented with his girlfriend in black lacy underwear and heels. And he doesn't like it. It completely stops the mood for him.
If something abnormal or against the law is what gets you going, you may end up in jail.
Freud said our sexual desires and especially fetishes are formed very early in life, something like age 9 I think.
That's why it is important to shelter children until they are past that window of time.
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