(CBS) – Bill Cosby learned his fate inside a Montgomery County courtroom on Tuesday. The 81-year-old actor and comedian has been sentenced to no less than three years in state prison for sexually assaulting a former Temple University employee at his home in 2004.
Judge Steven O'Neill handed down a sentence of no less than three years and no more than 10 behind bars.
O'Neill also ruled Cosby as a "sexually violent predator." The classification means that Cosby must undergo lifetime counseling and report quarterly to authorities. His name will appear on a sex-offender registry sent to neighbors, schools and victims.
Cosby's lawyer argued for bail after the ruling, but O'Neill pushed back, saying he will not treat Cosby any differently under the law.