Bill Cosby to be sentenced Monday

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The sentencing process for Bill Cosby starts Monday in a courtroom outside Philadelphia, and the punitive fate of the entertainer could be clear by Tuesday.

Cosby, 81, was convicted in April of three counts of aggravated indecent assault against Andrea Constand, 45, who said he drugged and assaulted her at his Pennsylvania home in 2004 after she came to him for career advice.

Each count carries 22 months to 10 years behind bars, but it's possible, given his age, that Cosby's defense team will argue for home detention. The judge could also make the possible sentences concurrent so that 10 years would be the maximum for the entire case.

"I still think that an elder defendant will argue that given his age, he should be allowed to stay out on appeal," Loyola Law School Professor Laurie Levenson said in an email. Factors working against the comedian (that he remain free on appeal) include his lack of public remorse, no apologies and his criticism of the judge in the case, Steven T. O'Neill, the subject of expletive-laden criticism from Cosby.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bill-cosby-be-sentenced-sexual-assault-andrea-constand-case-n912106

[Pachamama]

1. He needs to do some time in prison....even if it is the minimum 22 months - His victim have had to

...be imprisoned in pain for far longer....

He represents the men who think because of their position that they could get away with it....

He needs to be held accountable....

[hlthe2b]

2. the juxtaposition with what is going on with Senate confirmation attempt of an accused rapist....

is stark and OUGHT to get people thinking.

That said, the Cosby situation remains so cringe-worthy in my mind, I really want to turn away.

[Botany]

3. Lock him up

He drugged and rapped multiple women for many years.

[Aristus]

4. Send him to the slam. His victims deserve justice.

My childhood was significantly enriched by his comedy. I'm still so pissed off that he ruined that for me.

I'm speaking from the position of never having been subjected to his depredations, so I know it sounds petty.

It doesn't bother me that my heroes and those whom I admire are flesh-and-blood human beings. It bothers me when they're monsters...

[Algernon Moncrieff]

5. My prediction is essentially house arrest for life

I don't think they'll send him to the slammer. Just my guess.