Bill Cosby's publicist: "They persecuted Jesus and watched what happened"

Bill Cosby's publicist defended the disgraced host on Tuesday after being sentenced to three to ten years for sexually assaulting a woman in 2004, saying the race played a role in the trial.

"Mr. Cosby knows that God watches over him." He knows these are lies, "said Andrew Wyatt outside the Norristown, Pennsylvania courthouse, where Judge Steven O'Neill, county attorney Montgomery, had pronounced the sentence.

"They persecuted Jesus and watched what happened," Wyatt added. "Do not say that Mr. Cosby is Jesus, but we know what this country has done to black men for centuries. So Mr. Cosby is fine, he's good and everyone who wants to say something negative, you're also kidding.

Wyatt also called the lawsuit "the most racist and sexist lawsuit in US history," and said the media had not allowed Cosby to be described as "the only one." 39, one of the greatest civil rights leaders in the United States for 50 years. years. "

In 2004, Cosby was convicted of sexually abusing and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004. Previously, she was a women's basketball coach at Temple University, an institution where Cosby was a director, principal donor, and famous student. On the evening of the attack, he invited him home to talk about his career.

Sixty women accused Cosby of sexual abuse.

Psychologist Kristen Dudley testified for the prosecution Monday and said that Cosby "met the criteria" of a sexually violent predator.

"Thanks to his power and prestige within the community, he is able to meet people, to befriend them and it is during this friendship that aggression occurs. sexual abuse, "she said. Dudley added that she thought he might start again.

Wyatt rejected the assessment on Tuesday, saying three of the psychologists who testified against Cosby were "white women earning money by accusing black men of being sexual predators."

Cosby did not speak during the two-day hearing and simply shook her head after O'Neill's sentence. He was denied an application to stay on bail and was escorted from the courthouse to the state prison with handcuffs.