Bill Cosby has been convicted of drugging and molesting ex-basketball player Andrea Constand in 2004, in the first big celebrity trial.

The US comedian was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault, each of which carries a potential 10 years in prison. Cosby, will remain out of jail until he is sentenced, the judge ruled.
Some of Cosby’s accusers were present in court, and cried as the guilty verdict was returned, but the popular entertainer’s lawyer Tom Mesereau insisted “the fight is not over”, adding that he believes Cosby is innocent and that he plans to file an appeal.
“I feel like my faith in humanity is restored,” Cosby accuser Lili Bernard said outside the courthouse on Thursday. “We are so happy that finally we can say, women are believed, and not only on #MeToo, but in a court of law,” said lawyer Gloria Allred.
It was the second time the 80-year-old actor had stood trial for the allegations, after an earlier jury failed to reach a verdict in June 2017. At the start of the retrial in Pennsylvania it was revealed that Cosby had paid Constand almost $3.4m (£2.4m) in a civil settlement in 2006.
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