Bill Cosby has been denied parole on May 27, 2021, after refusing to participate in sex offender programmes during his nearly three years in state prison in Pennsylvania. Photo: AP
Bill Cosby was denied parole in his sex assault case this month in part because of his failure to complete a prison program for sex offenders, the Pennsylvania Parole Board said.
The comedian isn’t eligible for release until Sept 25 at the earliest, but the board starts interviewing candidates three to five months in advance and spoke to Cosby by video conference on May 7, board spokeswoman Laura Treaster told the Daily News last week.
HARRISBURG, May 28 The Pennsylvania Parole Board has turned down comedian Bill Cosby’s petition to be released from a 10-year prison sentence for aggravated indecent assault, citing his refusal to participate in a therapy programme for sexually violent predators. Laura Treaster, a spokeswoman.
Bill Cosby has been denied parole as a result of his refusal to participate in sex offender treatment. The Pennsylvania State Parole Board declined Cosby’s parole request on May 11, according to a board letter provided to Oxygen.com. The letter states that Cosby didn’t participate in "a treatment program for sex offenders and violence prevention," and that he failed “to develop a parole release plan.” Spokesperson Laura Treaster told Oxygen.com via email on Friday morning that in order for Cosby to possibly get parole he must “successfully participated in/successfully completed a treatment program for sex offenders and violence prevention,” maintain a “clear conduct record” and receive a “favorable recommendation for parole from the DOC.” “Mr. Cosby is to be reviewed again upon completion of programming as indicated by recent DOC assessment,” Treaster stated. “There is no set timetable
Disgraced US comedian Bill Cosby has been denied parole after he refused to take part in sex-offender therapy programs and to acknowledge wrongdoing, even if it meant serving out his 10-year jail term in full.