Court Denies Bill Cosby Early Release Despite Coronavirus Outbreak In His Prison

82-year-old embattled comic actor, Bill Cosby has been denied early release from prison even with the constant rise of Coronavirus cases in his prison.

Bill Cosby was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault in 2018 and was sentenced to serve three to ten years at SCI Phoenix in Skippack, Pennsylvania.

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Twenty-One prisoners and thirteen staffers have tested positive for coronavirus at the correctional facility where the actor is held.

Tom Wolf, Gov. for Pennsylvania, disclosed on Friday plans to release ‘at risk’ inmates in order to stop the spread of the virus in the prison but the State’s department of Correction stated that Bill was not part of the list.

“Sex offenders are not eligible under the reprieve criteria” a spokesperson told the press.

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Bill Cosby’s rep, Andrew Wyatt, expressed concerns stating the actor is vulnerable due to his poor health condition and as such should be granted an early release.

“All elderly inmates like Mr. Cosby could succumb to this virus. It seems it’s more politically motivated and personally motivated to not let this man out. It’s very upsetting and disappointing. I’m very concerned for Mr. Cosby’s health in prison during the coronavirus epidemic,” he told Fox News.

SOURCE: AfricaCelebrities.Com