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The US Supreme Court decided not to take up the case of Bill Cosby, who was acquitted of sexual assault charges in Pennsylvania.
Comedian Bill Cosby arrives for sentencing for his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse.
The Supreme Court denied a request from Pennsylvania prosecutors to reconsider Cosby's case.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in July 2021 that Cosby couldn't be charged in the case because of a 2005 deal he made with the Montgomery County District Attorney.
Attorneys for Cosby asked the Supreme Court not to take up the case because it was too narrow.
The high court's decision not to take up the case means there will be no legal punishment for Cosby, who was released from prison after serving less than two years of his three- to 10-year sentence.
The district attorney who made the deal with Cosby went on to represent Trump during his second impeachment trial.
After he was released from prison last year, the woman who brought the case against Cosby said in a statement that the ruling was disappointing and that it may discourage people from seeking justice for sexual assault.
The first major celebrity to be convicted of sexual assault was Bill Cosby, who was sentenced to prison after being found guilty of sexual assault. The case against Cosby focused on the allegations that he had drugged and sexually abused a woman in 2004. The criminal trial took place after the criminal trial against Cosby was declared a mistrial due to a hung jury, and after the civil lawsuit against Cosby was settled for nearly $3.4 million.
Bill Cosby's prison sentence was overturned.
The Bill Cosby case is being reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Cosby asked the Supreme Court not to revive the case.
There are 60 women accusing Bill Cosby. His conviction was seen as a big win for the #MeToo movement.
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