A judge declared Bill Cosby a "sexually violent predator" on Tuesday as a first step toward sentencing the 81-year-old comedian for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman over a decade ago. A study by Arizona State University researchers, published in 2014 in the journal Criminal Justice Studies, found that in the federal court system, judges gave older offenders a "senior citizen discount" when it came to jail time. After Bill Cosby's recent conviction in a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania court on three counts of aggravated indecent assault, Under the law, he could receive as much as 30 years in prison, although some people has suggested that due to his age, he should not be given a long jail term.
Guest: Advocate Bronwyn Pithey- Women’s Legal Centre, she also runs the Violence against women programme