Comedian Bill Cosby has been released from prison after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday vacated the indecent assault conviction against him.
The court’s decision upends the long-running legal battle against the once-beloved actor, whose conviction marked a major milestone in the #MeToo movement after he was accused of sexual misconduct by dozens of women stretching back decades.
In an 79-page opinion by the court, the justices found that Cosby’s due process rights were violated when he was charged for a 2004 assault after prosecutors previously told the comedian they wouldn’t bring criminal charges against him.
Cosby, 83, has served more than two years of a three- to 10-year sentence. He has been incarcerated at SCI Phoenix, a maximum security prison in Montgomery County.
He was released just before 2:30 p.m. ET, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections spokesperson Maria Bivens confirmed to NPR.
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