US comedian Bill Cosby has been found guilty of three counts of sexual assault, each of which carries a potential 10 years in prison.
The actor, 80, has been on trial for drugging and assaulting ex-basketball player Andrea Constand in 2004.
Cosby, the first major black actor on primetime TV, will remain out of jail until he is sentenced, the judge ruled.
He lost his temper after the verdict, as prosecutors argued he should be denied bail.
The prosecutor argued that he should be held because he is “somebody who has unlimited wealth” and could flee on a private plane.
“He doesn’t have a plane,” Cosby then erupted, adding a vulgarity which he directed at the prosecutor.
“I feel like my faith in humanity is restored,” Cosby accuser Lili Bernard said outside the courthouse.
“We are so happy that finally we can say, women are believed, and not only on #MeToo, but in a court of law,” lawyer Gloria Allred said.
Source: BBC
