COSBY SHOCKER
Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby wins right to appeal sex assault conviction
Bill Cosby, 82, has been granted the right to appeal his 2018 sexual assault conviction.
The comedian is currently serving a three to 10 year sentence after being convicted for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004.
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to review two aspects of the case challenged on appeal including the judge's decision to let prosecutors call five other accusers and introducing evidence that Cosby gave quaaludes to women.
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Additionally, they will look at Cosby's argument that he had an agreement with with a former prosecutor that meant he'd never be charged in the case.
According to , Cosby says he relied on the agreement before agreeing to testify.
While only one charge was ever brought to trial because of statue of limitation laws, around 60 women over five decades have publicly accused Cosby of being a sexual predator.
Cosby was found guilty of sexual assault in April 2018 for incapacitating and molesting Andrea Constand at his mansion in Philadelphia.
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