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• Bill Cosby is in court in Norristown, Pa., where he is to be sentenced for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his home near Philadelphia 14 years ago.
• A psychologist representing Pennsylvania’s Sexual Offenders Assessment Board testified Monday that Mr. Cosby had a personality disorder evident in his lifetime of interest in having sex with nonconsenting women.
• He is likely to be incarcerated, though it is unclear for how long. An open question is whether he will be allowed to remain free during the expected appeal of his conviction.
• At least six women who have accused Mr. Cosby of similar acts of sexual abuse were in the courtroom to watch the sentencing, but Mr. Cosby’s wife, Camille, was not.
• Ms. Constand was also there and may speak in court, though it is unclear if other women who testified against Mr. Cosby will have the chance. Mr. Cosby is permitted to speak, but his legal team has not said whether he will.
How long a sentence can Mr. Cosby expect?
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Once one of the world’s best-known entertainers, Mr. Cosby, 81, may become one of the most famous Americans ever to enter a prison cell. At a time when the country is coming to terms with a culture of predatory sexual abuse by powerful men, his sentencing will also underscore what is the first major conviction of the #MeToo era.
Mr. Cosby faces a maximum 30-year prison term, 10 years for each of three counts of aggravated indecent assault he was convicted of.
The counts are likely to be merged, however, or be served concurrently, in which case Mr. Cosby could be facing, at most, 10 years. Counts can be merged when they stem from the same event. In this case, they originated with the encounter in January 2004 when, Ms. Constand said, Mr. Cosby sexually assaulted her after giving her pills that made her drift in and out of consciousness.
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