Bill Cosby must register as a sex offender in his home state of Massachusetts if “he spends four days in one month or 14 days in a year in the Bay State.”
“Having him on the registry is at least symbolic that he’s no longer above the law,” attorney Wendy Murphy, a victims’ rights advocate said, the Boston Herald reported Wednesday. “He’ll be listed with the lowest of the low … where drugging his victim could land him a Level 3 rating.” (RELATED: Jury Finds Bill Cosby Guilty In Sexual Assault Retrial)
Bill Cosby is seen during the third day of his sexual assault retrial in Norristown, PA
Pictured: Bill Cosby
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On Tuesday, Pennsylvania’s Sexual Offenders Assessment Board recommended the case judge classify the 81-year-old comedian as a “sexually violent predator.”
The board’s recommendation, however, was not the only reason for the sex offender registration requirement in Massachusetts.
The disgraced comedian’s conviction in April on three counts of aggravated indecent assault in Philadelphia was enough to require “The Cosby” show star to register or face prosecution in his home state, the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office shared.
The district attorney’s office in Philadelphia has also asked the judge to list Cosby as a predator and have his name added to the Pennsylvania’s sex offender registry.
The actor’s spokesperson vowed to fight the move in court. “We will see them in court,” Andrew Wyatt explained.
Cosby has been ordered to stay at his home in Philadelphia and is equipped with a GPS monitoring device until his sentencing which is scheduled for September 24, after a jury found him guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his home in Philadelphia in 2004.
Each one of the charges against the comedian carries up to 10 years behind bars.