Bill Cosby will not show remorse, ready to serve 10 years

Comedian is serving three to 10 years in a state prison near Philadelphia

Last updated: November 26, 2019 | 10:51

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Bill Cosby says he’s prepared to serve his 10-year maximum sentence for sexual assault rather than show remorse for a crime the comedian says he didn’t commit.

Cosby 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. The 82-year-old 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.

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.’

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2018, file photo, Bill Cosby arrives for a sentencing hearing following his sexual assault conviction at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown Pa. Imprisoned actor Bill Cosby has dropped his countersuit against seven women who had accused him of sexually assaulting them. Court papers filed Friday, May 31, 2019 show the four-year defamation case in Massachusetts is now over. Cosby’s insurer had settled with the women lin April 2019 for an undisclosed sum. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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