Temple University
18 reports indexed, newest first.
March 2022
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U.S. Supreme Court declines to review ruling that freed Cosby
The Supreme Court turned down Montgomery County prosecutors' request to reinstate Cosby's conviction, ending the criminal case.
June 2021
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturns Cosby conviction; he is freed from prison
The state Supreme Court vacated Cosby's conviction, ruling that a former district attorney's earlier promise not to prosecute should have barred the charges, and released him after nearly three years in prison. The ruling did not find him innocent.
May 2021
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Parole board denies Cosby release after he refuses sex offender treatment
The Pennsylvania parole board denied Cosby parole, citing his refusal to take part in a required sex offender treatment program.
January 2020
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Cosby asks Pennsylvania Supreme Court to review his conviction
Cosby's lawyers petitioned the state's highest court to overturn his conviction after losing in the Superior Court; the court later agreed to hear the appeal.
December 2019
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Pennsylvania Superior Court upholds Cosby conviction
A state appeals panel rejected Cosby's challenges, including to the testimony of other accusers and the prosecution's handling of a former DA's non-prosecution promise.
September 2018
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Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in state prison, labeled sexually violent predator
A Montgomery County judge sentenced Cosby to three to 10 years in state prison and designated him a sexually violent predator; he was taken into custody immediately.
April 2018
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Temple University rescinds Bill Cosby's honorary degree after conviction
Temple's board voted to revoke the honorary degree it awarded Cosby, joining numerous other colleges that withdrew honors after his conviction.
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Bill Cosby convicted on three counts of aggravated indecent assault at retrial
A jury in Norristown, Pennsylvania, found Cosby guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004, making him the first celebrity convicted in the #MeToo era.
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Prosecutors disclose Cosby paid Constand nearly $3.4 million in 2006 civil settlement
During opening statements at the retrial, prosecutors revealed that Cosby paid about $3.38 million to settle Constand's civil lawsuit in 2006.
March 2018
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Judge allows five additional accusers to testify at Cosby retrial
The trial judge ruled that five other women could testify about alleged prior misconduct at Cosby's retrial, a significant expansion from the single additional accuser allowed in the first trial.
June 2017
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Cosby trial ends in mistrial after jury deadlocks
A judge declared a mistrial in Cosby's first criminal trial after jurors deadlocked following six days of deliberations; prosecutors said they would retry the case.
May 2016
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Judge orders Cosby to stand trial after preliminary hearing
A district judge found enough evidence for Cosby's sexual assault case to proceed to trial on three felony counts of aggravated indecent assault.
February 2016
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Judge refuses to dismiss Cosby case, rejecting claim of former DA's non-prosecution promise
A Montgomery County judge ruled the sexual assault charge against Cosby could proceed, rejecting his argument that former DA Bruce Castor had promised in 2005 he would never be prosecuted. That promise later became the basis for the 2021 ruling overturning his conviction.
December 2015
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Bill Cosby charged with felony aggravated indecent assault in 2004 Constand case
Montgomery County prosecutors charged Cosby with aggravated indecent assault over the 2004 encounter with former Temple employee Andrea Constand, days before the statute of limitations was set to expire.
November 2015
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Prosecutor whose campaign focused on Cosby case wins Montgomery County DA race
Kevin Steele defeated former DA Bruce Castor, who had declined to charge Cosby in 2005, in a race where the Cosby case became a central campaign issue.
July 2015
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Unsealed 2005 deposition shows Cosby admitted obtaining Quaaludes to give women
A federal judge unsealed portions of Cosby's deposition from the Constand civil case, in which he acknowledged obtaining sedatives to give to women he wanted to have sex with.
December 2014
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Bill Cosby resigns from Temple University board of trustees
Cosby stepped down from Temple University's board of trustees, where he had served for decades, as sexual assault allegations against him multiplied.
March 2005
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Former Temple employee files civil suit accusing Bill Cosby of drugging and assault
Andrea Constand, a former Temple University women's basketball staffer, filed a federal civil lawsuit alleging Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004, after prosecutors declined to bring charges. Cosby denied the allegations.