Celebrities react to Bill Cosby verdict

Bill Cosby reacts while being notified of a verdict in his retrial on sexual assault charges at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., April 26, 2018. The jury on Thursday voted to convict Cosby of sexually assaulting a former Temple University staff member who had looked up to him as a mentor. Mark Makela/Pool via The New York Times

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Bill Cosby reacts while being notified of a verdict in his retrial on sexual assault charges at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., April 26, 2018. The jury on Thursday voted to convict Cosby of sexually assaulting a former Temple University staff member who had looked up to him as a mentor. Mark Makela/Pool via The New York Times

Jurors in Bill Cosby's retrial on sexual assault charges returned guilty verdicts , and reaction has been swift. Cosby, 80, was allowed to leave the courthouse on $1 million bond and faces sentencing at a time yet to be announced. He faces up to 10 years on each of the three counts of which he was convicted.

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"Money and power or who you are will not stop us from a criminal investigation or prosecuting a case," Montgomery County, Pa. District Attorney Kevin Steele said during a news conference following the verdicts. "What was revealed through this investigation was a man who had spent decades preying on women that he drugged and sexually assaulted and a man that had evaded this moment, here today, for far too long. He used his celebrity, he used his wealth, he used his network of supporters to help him conceal his crimes."

Prominent voices, particularly those who have been key to bolstering the #MeToo movement, are sharing thoughts following the verdicts.

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