NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s chief accuser took the stand at his sexual assault trial Tuesday to tell her story publicly for the first time, saying the comedian groped her after giving her three blue pills that left her paralyzed and helpless. “In my head, I was trying to get my hands to move […]
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Bill Cosby Goes on Trial, his Legacy and Freedom at Stake
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby went on trial Monday on charges he drugged and sexually assaulted a woman more than a decade ago, with prosecutors immediately introducing evidence the 79-year-old TV star once known as America’s Dad had done it before to someone else. The prosecution’s opening witness was not the person Cosby is […]
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Defense Raises Race Bias in Cosby Jury Selection Process
PITTSBURGH (AP) — With just one Black person seated among the first 11 jurors chosen for Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial, defense lawyers are crying foul and accusing prosecutors of trying to systematically keep blacks off the jury. The lawyers returned to court on Wednesday in Pittsburgh to pick a 12th juror and six alternates. […]
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Cosby Says He Doesn’t Expect to Testify at Sex Assault Trial
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby says he doesn’t expect to testify at his Pennsylvania sexual assault trial. The comedian spoke to Sirius radio host Michael Smerconish in an interview being broadcast Tuesday. Bill Cosby departs the Montgomery County Courthouse after a preliminary hearing, Tuesday, May 24, 2016, in Norristown, Pa.Cosby was ordered to stand trial […]
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Bill Cosby Finally Breaks His Silence
Bill Cosby is blind. It’s been more than two years since the embattled, television and film legend, who was once known as “America’s Dad,” has spoken out publicly. During a recent interview with the NNPA Newswire, Cosby revealed that he’s lost his sight. FILE – In this April 3, 2017, file photo, Bill Cosby departs […]
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Sequestered Jury from Outside Area to Decide Bill Cosby Case
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A sequestered jury from an outside county will decide the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby, a suburban Philadelphia judge ruled Monday, rejecting a defense request to move the trial because of worldwide media reports that the actor’s lawyers say brand him a “serial rapist.” Bill Cosby arrives for a pretrial […]
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Prosecutors Want 13 Other Women to Testify against Cosby
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors hoping to paint actor Bill Cosby as a serial predator at his upcoming sexual assault trial sought Tuesday to put on testimony from 13 other women who say Cosby gave them quaaludes, other drugs or alcohol before molesting them. The criminal case against the 79-year-old entertainer involves a single 2004 encounter […]
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Cosby Drops Litigation against Accuser in Sex Assault Case
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby has dropped a lawsuit that demanded the accuser in his criminal case repay the money from their confidential 2006 court settlement. Bill Cosby leaves a pretrial hearing in his criminal sex-assault case at Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Thursday, July 7, 2016. A Pennsylvania judge denied Cosby’s effort to […]
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Cosby Demands Money Back from Accuser in Sex Assault Case
Actor and comedian Bill Cosby (left) leaves after a court appearance Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans);, and Andrea Constand in Toronto. (Marta Iwanek/The Canadian Press via AP, File). Cosby has filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against a woman whose 2005 sexual-assault accusation led to his recent arrest. The lawsuit, filed a […]