Here's Bill Cosby's Mug Shot

And more on the 81-year-old's sentencing
By Kate Seamons,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 25, 2018 2:27 PM CDT
Updated Sep 25, 2018 6:01 PM CDT
Judge to Cosby: 'The Day Has Come. The Time Has Come'
Bill Cosby arrives at the Montgomery County Courthouse on the second day of his sentencing hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in Norristown, Pa.   (Mark Makela/Pool Photo via AP)

"Mr. Cosby, this all circles back to you. The day has come. The time has come." So said Judge Steven O’Neill in sentencing Bill Cosby to three to 10 years in state prison on Tuesday in connection with the 2004 sexual assault of Andrea Constand, reports the Los Angeles Times. It notes the 81-year-old opted not to address the courtroom in Norristown, Pa.; Variety adds Cosby "showed no visible reaction" to the sentence. The AP reports that "afterward he sat and chatted with his spokesman and a lawyer, seemingly in good spirits." His wife, Camille, was not present for the sentencing. The latest on the downfall of America's Dad:

  • How the AP describes that downfall: "His Hollywood career and good-guy image in ruins, an 81-year-old Bill Cosby ... [became] the first celebrity of the #MeToo era to be sent to prison."
  • O'Neill "appeared incredulous" as he turned down Cosby's lawyers' request that the comedian remain free on bail pending appeal, per the AP. The New York Times reports the lawyers pushed the point further, and O'Neill withdrew to his chambers to consider the request. But he ultimately rejected the request, and Cosby was led away to prison in handcuffs, per the AP. He must serve a minimum of three years before being eligible for parole.
  • He was processed at Montgomery Correctional Facility in Eagleville, Penn., before being moved to State Correctional Institution at Phoenix; at the state prison, his health and other needs will be evaluated for a period of weeks to months as officials determine which prison he will ultimately be sent to.
  • Cosby, who was also fined $25,000 plus the costs of prosecution, now has a mug shot, which was released Tuesday afternoon.

  • CNN reports O'Neill had this to say about Constand's victim impact statement: "I have given great weight to the victim impact testimony in this case, and it was powerful."
  • O'Neill also quoted her words, reading that Cosby "took my beautiful, healthy, young spirit & crushed it." The Washington Post reports Cosby "grumbled in a scoffing manner loudly enough to be heard by the audience" at the line.
  • The AP has the full text of her statement, which you can read here. An excerpt: "At the time of the assault, I was 30 years old, and a fit, confident athlete. ... I knew who I was and I liked who I was. I was at the top of my game, certain that the groundwork provided by my education and athletic training would stand me in good stead whatever challenges lay ahead. How wrong I was. In fact, nothing could have prepared me for an evening of January 2004, when life as I knew it came to an abrupt halt. ... Back home with my family ... I picked at my food, looking more like a scarecrow with each passing week. I was always a sound sleeper but now I couldn't sleep for more than two or three hours."
  • The Post reports Cosby on Tuesday was also designated a sexually violent predator, and that he did ask for clarification about his obligation to notify the state about his travels. "One question," he said. "If I went from a city to another city, do I have to—even if it’s just overnight—I would have to advise the state police?" The prosecutor replied in the affirmative.

  • In a statement, Cosby's spokesperson said his client was subjected to the "most racist and sexist trial in the history of the United States." He accused the psychologists who testified against Cosby of being "white women who make money off of accusing black men of being sexual predators." He also referenced Jesus, per CNN: Cosby "knows that these are lies. They persecuted Jesus and look what happened. Not saying Mr. Cosby's Jesus, but we know what this country has done to black men for centuries."
  • Vox says he also referenced Brett Kavanaugh: "What is going on in Washington today with Judge Kavanaugh is part of that sex war that Judge O'Neill and his wife are a part of."
  • Camille Cosby released her own statement, accusing the district attorney of falsifying evidence; she said prosecutors presented doctored audio of a phone call between her husband and Constand's mother, per the AP. She says Cosby's defense team will raise the issue on appeal.
  • But those on the other side are reacting too: Janice Dickinson, one of Cosby's accusers, looked at him in the courtroom and said, "Who gets the last laugh, pal?" The AP has more reactions and quotes.
(More Bill Cosby stories.)

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