Bill Cosby has been on television since the 1960s, co-starring in the series "I Spy," and by the time the '70s rolled around, he was seen regularly on the animated show "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids." But despite how popular Cosby was in those two decades, he reached another level of fame in the '80s with "The Cosby Show." During the series, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1992, the comedian played Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable, an OB/​GYN, a wise father, and an all-around good guy. But that image would be decimated after a number of women said that Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted them, and as USA Today reported, the number of accusers grew to 60.

At first, it didn't seem that Cosby would be charged for the alleged acts due to statute of limitation laws but that changed after a Temple University worker named Andrea Constand testified that he drugged and sexually assaulted her in his Philadelphia home in 2004, per NBC News. According to CNN, Cosby was then charged with three felony counts of aggravated indecent assault and was sentenced to 3-10 years of prison in 2018. But in June of 2021, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court overturned Cosby's ruling, partially because a prosecutor made a deal with Cosby years ago and said he wouldn't prosecute him if he agreed to give a deposition in Constand's civil case, according to the AP. Cosby was released from Pennsylvania's SCI Phoenix on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, after serving more than two years of his sentence.

If you or anyone you know has been a victim of sexual assault, help is available. Visit the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network website or contact RAINN's National Helpline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).

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