US court overturns Bill Cosby's sex assault conviction

The 83-year-old has served more than two years at a state prison near Philadelphia.

American comedian, Bill Cosby. File Picture: AP Photo/Matt Rourke

Pennsylvania’s highest court has overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case.

Cosby has served more than two years of a three to 10-year sentence at a state prison near Philadelphia. He had vowed to serve all 10 years rather than acknowledge any remorse over the 2004 encounter with accuser Andrea Constand.