After the Bill Cosby verdict, Montgomery district attorney Kevin Steele said: 'he used his celebrity. He used his wealth. He used his network of supporters to help him conceal his crimes. And now we really know today who was behind that act, who the real Bill Cosby was. And a jury has spoken with one voice'. Cosby's conviction marks the downfall of a man once celebrated as 'America's Dad' but whose reputation was ruined after some 50 women accused him of sexual assault and harassment going back decades. Cosby was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004.