Judge Calls Bill Cosby ' A Sexually Violent Predator' As He Sentences Him To 3 To 10 Years In Prison

Bill Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison on Tuesday, Sept. 25 for sexually assaulting Andrea Constand. Following his sentencing at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Penn., the disgraced star of “The Cosby Show” was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs to be immediately transported to state prison. Cosby, 81, was denied bail and did not give a statement during his appearance in the courtroom. 

The sentencing comes five months after Cosby was convicted of three counts of aggravated indecent assault against former Temple University employee Constand in his mansion in 2004. 

During the sentencing hearing, Judge Steven O’Neill declared Cosby a “sexually violent predator,” meaning he must undergo lifetime counseling and appear on a sex offender registry. 

“It is time for justice in a court of law,” O’Neill said at the end of the hearing, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. “The day has come. The time has come.”