“Those inside the courtroom, many of them Cosby accusers who had been attending the trial from the start, emerged outside in tears and embracing each other.” Given the long list of accusers and the seriousness of the accusations, it’s amazing that Bill Cosby has escaped punishment for this long. But on Thursday, a jury convicted him “of drugging and raping Andrea Constand at his Pennsylvania home in 2004.” The verdict could send Cosby to prison for the rest of his life.

+ Cosby lashed out at the prosecutor after the verdict was read. Sadly, Cosby does not go directly to jail.