Bill Cosby Says He Was Jailed For 'Trying To Humanize All Races'

NORRISTOWN, PA — Speaking from behind bars, Bill Cosby alleged recently that he's a political prisoner victimized by a corrupt legal system because of work he said he did to "humanize all races."

The former comedian, 81, now serving out a three to 10 year prison sentence for sexual assault in SCI Phoenix in Montgomery County, passed on the statement to the public through his spokesperson, Andrew Wyatt.

"My political beliefs, my actions of trying to humanize all races, genders and religions landed me in this place surrounded by barb wire fencing, a room made of steel and iron," he said, referring to his career as a comedian. He went on to compare his imprisonment to that of civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and Nelson Mandela.

Cosby was accused of sexual assault by dozens of women, but the years-long court battle related to his assault of Andrea Constand in his Cheltenham home led to his prosecution in 2018, and marked the first successful criminal charges brought against him.

In the statement, Cosby said he had "no remorse" because there was a miscarriage of justice. He referenced his out of court settlement with Constand and then-District Attorney Bruce Castor's decision not to prosecute in 2005. Castor has since stated that he would have prosecuted had the evidence that eventually became available been on the table back then.

He called current DA Kevin Steele and Judge Steven T. O'Neill "a low life district attorney and a corrupt judge."

"[They] needed me guilty now," he said. "Not for justice, but for political aspirations."

He also said he would refuse to attend court mandated classes, calling them "entrapment."

Cosby was recently moved to general population in prison after spending his first few months at SCI Phoenix in an isolated unit.

See more recent Cosby coverage below:

• Bill Cosby Moved To General Population In Prison
• SCI Phoenix Locked Down After Drone Flies Over Bill Cosby: Report
• Bill Cosby Hit With Hot Dog Bun On Rough 1st Day In Jail: Report
• Bill Cosby To Serve Prison Sentence At SCI Phoenix In Montco

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