Bill Cosby, once beloved 'America's Dad,' convicted of sexual assault

Bill Cosby,Sexual Misconduct

Posted on AllSides April 27, 2018

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Comedian Bill Cosby was convicted on Thursday of drugging and sexually assaulting a onetime friend in 2004, marking the first such conviction of a celebrity since the #MeToo movement that has brought down rich and powerful men for their treatment of women.

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