Philadelphia | Bill Cosby was freed from prison after his conviction for sexually assaulting a Temple University employee in 2004 was overturned by Pennsylvania’s highest court, in a startling epilogue to a case that became an emblem of the #MeToo movement.

Cosby was released from Phoenix state prison outside Philadelphia, where he had been serving a prison sentence of up to 10 years. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday (Thursday AEST) that the state violated his rights when it failed to follow through on an agreement not to prosecute him. The court said Cosby, 83, cannot be retried on the charges.

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