Press Play with Madeleine Brand
What Bill Cosby’s sentencing means for rape victims?
“The day has come. The time has come.” That’s what the judge in the Bill Cosby case said today as he sentenced Cosby to a minimum of three years in prison. We find out more about what happened in that Philadelphia courtroom.
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m Listen“The day has come. The time has come.” That’s what the judge in the Bill Cosby case said today as he sentenced Cosby to a minimum of three years in prison. We find out more about what happened in that Philadelphia courtroom.
Andrea Constand reacts after the sentencing of Bill Cosby in his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. September 25, 2018. Mark Makela/Pool via REUTERS.
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