Anna Burns-Francis: Bill Cosby's sex assault conviction overturned by court

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Jun 30, 2021 · 2m

Bill Cosby has been freed from prison after Pennsylvania's highest court overturned his sexual assault conviction.

In a stunning reversal of fortune for the comedian once known as "America's Dad," the state Supreme court ruled that the prosecutor who brought the case was bound by his predecessor's agreement not to charge Cosby.

Cosby, 83, has served nearly three years of a three- to 10-year sentence after being found guilty of drugging and violating Temple University sports administrator Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. He was the first celebrity tried and convicted…