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Bill Cosby was released from prison Wednesday after Pennsylvania s highest court overturned his sexual assault conviction, saying the disgraced actor s due process rights were violated.
Bill Cosby will be released after the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania vacated his conviction and judgment of sentence, according to Stacey Witalec, spokesman for Pennsylvania s highest court. Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images
The stunning decision in the case of the man once known as America s Dad reverses the first high-profile celebrity criminal trial of the #MeToo era.
The panel of Pennsylvania State Supreme Court judges said in their opinion that the former Montgomery County district attorney s decision to not prosecute Cosby in 2005 in return for his deposition in a civil case was ultimately used against him at trial, the judges said.
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The sexual assault case against Bill Cosby goes back nearly two decades. Now, some want to know what happened during all those years before he was ordered to be released from Pennsylvania state prison Wednesday.
Here s a look back at the initial criminal allegations, a civil lawsuit against Cosby, his monthslong trial in 2017 and 2018 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where Cosby lives outside his native Philadelphia, and his conviction. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories. NBC10 legal analyst Enrique L1 Latoison explains the Pennsylvania Supreme Court s decision to overturn Bill Cosby s sexual assault conviction.