May 27, 2021- 9:00 p.m.
Cosby’s representative, Andrew Wyatt, told USA TODAY Thursday that the decision “is not a surprise” to the disgraced TV star because the board explicitly stated he would be denied parole “if he did not participate in SVP (Sexually Violent Predator) courses.”
But Wyatt said Cosby, who has maintained his innocence, has no plans to attend the therapy programs. “The Cosby Show” star has previously said he expects to serve his full 10-year sentence and vowed to show no remorse for crimes he said he didn’t commit.
“Mr. Cosby has vehemently proclaimed his innocence and continues to deny all allegations made against him, as being false, without the sheer evidence of any proof,” Wyatt said in a statement to USA TODAY on Thursday. “Mr. Cosby continues to remain hopeful that the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court will issue an opinion to vacate his conviction or warrant him a new trial.”
Cosby was the first celebrity to go on trial in the #MeToo era and was convicted of  drugging and raping Andrea Constand, a former professional basketball player who worked for his alma mater, Temple University, in Philadelphia in 2004.
Cosby appealed his conviction, citing multiple alleged “errors” by the trial judge in his case, but the state appeals court upheld his verdict in December 2019. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court accepted Cosby’s appeal in June 2020, thus raising the possibility it might be overturned in the future.
On Dec. 1, 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard arguments at a virtual hearing on whether Cosby was fairly convicted. The court has not yet issued a ruling.
