COLLEGEVILLE, PA. (THECOUNT) — Disgraced comedian and actor, Bill Cosby, is saying he’s prepared to serve his entire 10-year sentence for sexual assault rather than receiving a reduced sentence for showing remorse for his crimes – he claims he “didn’t commit,” according to the inmate.
Cosby, 82, is serving three to 10 years in a state prison near Philadelphia after a jury last year convicted him of sexually assaulting a Temple University employee in 2004.
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Cosby says, the Pennsylvania parole board is “not going to hear me say that I have remorse?” He thinks it’s therefore unlikely he’ll be released early.
He made the comments in a phone interview Sunday with BlackPressUSA as he appeals his felony conviction and sex offender status, reports FOX29.
Legal experts say sex offenders typically must show remorse to be considered for parole.
Cosby is best known for his 1980s-era sitcom, “The Cosby Show,” and Jello Pudding commercials.
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