Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby has spent the last three years behind bars on sexual assault charges, but he recently took to his social media to air his grievances with the media after being denied parole.
Cosby, 83, chose not to participate in required therapy for sexually violent predators. Therapy is one of the conditions necessary to meet eligibility for parole. Since Cosby has maintained his innocence throughout, he declined to participate.
This was his first parole appearance since being sentenced to three to ten years in prison in 2018.
“He called me and told me that if he didn’t take the course, he would be denied. He has maintained his innocence from the beginning,” said spokesman Andrew Wyatt.
On Saturday, a statement was posted to Cosby’s Instagram account, accusing the media of twisting public perception.
“They are lying to you. Here are the facts: Contrary to what you have been reading in the media, Mr. Cosby was never charged nor convicted of rape,” the statement read. “Mr. Cosby was convicted of aggravated indecent assault, for which he maintains his innocence.”
The statement also blames the “media and its machine” for misleading and misrepresenting the facts surrounding Cosby’s case in manipulating the public’s opinion.
