Cosby leaves jail as conviction overturned

By Joseph Ax and Jonathan Stempel
Updated July 1 2021 - 9:14am, first published 9:10am
A frail-looking Bill Cosby made a brief appearance outside his Philadelphia home after his release.
A frail-looking Bill Cosby made a brief appearance outside his Philadelphia home after his release.

Bill Cosby has been freed from prison and returned home, less than two hours after Pennsylvania's highest court overturned his sexual assault conviction, saying he never should have faced charges after striking a non-prosecution deal with a previous district attorney more than 15 years ago.

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