bill cosby trial
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Bill Cosby Blasts 'Grossly Immoral' Judge Who Sentenced Him
Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby is living well below his best life. So in his quest to overturn his conviction for sexual assault, he’s decided to unload on the judge who presided over his case. USA Today reports that in an opinion filed on Tuesday, Judge Stephen O’Neill said that he allowed five other accusers to…
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Bill Cosby Accuser Andrea Constand to Return Monday for Testimony
Andrea Constand will take the stand again Monday, her second day of testimony in the retrial of disgraced comedian and actor Bill Cosby, who is facing charges of indecent assault. CNN reports that Constand will return for the second week of the trial in Norristown, Pa., after taking the stand Friday. As Diana Moskovitz reported…
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Watch: Bill Cosby’s Spokesman Shames Topless Protester
On Monday a topless protester hopped a barricade at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial in Norristown, Pa. The protester, Nicolle Rochelle—who is a former actor on The Cosby Show—told reporters that she wanted to make Cosby uncomfortable because “that is exactly what he has been doing for decades to women.” But that message was missed…
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Judge Asks Potential Cosby Jurors About #MeToo Bias
As jury selection begins in the sexual assault retrial of 80-year-old comedian Bill Cosby, it’s clear that the zeitgeist is markedly different than it was when the embattled entertainer faced the same charge last summer (that trial ended with a hung jury). Since then, there’s been a sea change in the visibility of sexual assault…
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The Cosby Trial Reminded Me Why I’ll Never Seek Justice
I have been sexually assaulted twice in my life. Each incident was almost textbook in what we know about how sexual assault usually works. I was younger than my assaulter, and in both instances, he was in a position of power over me. In one instance, we had a relationship prior to the attack, including…
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Prosecutor Announces Cosby Will Be Retried in Sex Assault Case
Updated Sunday, June 18, 2017, 10:15 a.m. EDT: Bill Cosby will be retried on sexual assault charges, the Montgomery County, Pa., District Attorney’s Office announced Saturday after a mistrial was declared earlier that day. In a press conference after the announcement, prosecutor Kevin Steele said that Andrea Constand is entitled to a verdict in the…
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Bill Cosby Jury Enters 5th Day of Deliberations; Jurors Ask for Definition of ‘Reasonable Doubt’
As the jury in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial enters its fifth day of deliberations, the jurors—who before signaled that they were deadlocked and could not come to agreement on any of the counts—have asked the judge for the definition of reasonable doubt. According to the Associated Press, the jurors made the request a few…
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Jury in Bill Cosby Trial Says It’s Deadlocked; Judge Denies Motion for Mistrial, Tells It to Keep Trying
The jury seated for Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial apparently cannot reach a unanimous decision on any of the counts that the famed comedian is accused of, and has announced that it is deadlocked. Nonetheless, Judge Steven O’Neill, who is presiding over the case, is insisting that the jurors keep trying and has denied a…
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Andrea Constand Testifies on Day 2 of Bill Cosby Trial
Andrea Constand took the stand on day 2 of the Bill Cosby trial being held in Norristown, Pa. Constand has accused Cosby of sexually assaulting her in his home in 2004. “I was frozen … I was very limp,” Constand said during her testimony. “I wanted it to stop,” she said during questioning by Montgomery…
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Bill Cosby Hopes to Revive His Career After Trial
It seems as though Bill Cosby and his family members are trying their best to have him seen in a better light. Despite the fact that more than 40 women have accused the comedian of drugging and sexually assaulting them, and with a criminal trial looming over his head, the Cosby PR train is moving…