Bill Cosby denied parole for not completing a sex offenders program in prison

By Teddy Grant Published: May 27, 2021

Bill Cosby denied parole for not completing a sex offenders program in prison

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2018, file photo, Bill Cosby arrives for a sentencing hearing following his sexual assault conviction at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown Pa. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear actor Cosby's appeal of his felony sex assault conviction on Dec. 1, 2020. The 83-year-old Cosby is two years into a three- to 10-year prison term. A lower appeals court had upheld his conviction, but the state's high court agreed this year to review two key issues in the case. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Bill Cosby, 83, will remain behind bars as he was denied parole this month, the Daily News reported.

The Pennsylvania Parole Board denied the disgraced comedian because he failed to complete a prison program for sex offenders and didn’t create a parole release plan, according to reports.

He also received a “negative recommendation,” according to a letter from the board.

Cosby was convicted in 2018 of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his Pennsylvania home in 2004. He was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison.

“Mr. Cosby has vehemently proclaimed his innocence and continues to deny all allegations made against him,” his spokesman Andrew Wyatt told The Daily News. “Today, Mr. Cosby continues to remain hopeful that the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court will issue an opinion to vacate his conviction or warrant him a new trial.”

According to the Daily News, Cosby isn’t eligible for release until Sept. 25.