GW basketball player Attila Cosby Tuesday was convicted of seven misdemeanor charges stemming from a May 2000 incident with an alleged prostitute.
Judge Neal E. Kravitz convicted Cosby of all charges but two, throwing out one charge of sexual abuse and a theft charge.
Cosby was taken into custody and will be held without bond until Sept. 10. He faces as many as three and a half years in prison.
Kravitz, who said deciding on the case was “one of the most difficult challenges as a judge,” chided Metropolitan Police officers who testified that Cosby’s godmother Geneva Couser had access to files about his case. He noted an “astounding disregard for ethic propriety on the part of law enforcement.”
Cosby, who was released from felony charges in his first hearing last summer, was found guilty of one charge of misdemeanor sexual abuse for allegedly engaging in a “sexual act … without (the complainant’s) permission,” two charges of attempted threats and simple assault, two charges of attempted possession of a prohibited weapon for allegedly possessing a gun and using a broomstick as a weapon.
Cosby’s lawyer, Billy Martin, and GW athletic officials were not immediately available for comment.