Jury to hear Bill Cosby’s testimony about quaaludes, sex

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Jurors could soon hear Bill Cosby’s explosive testimony about giving quaaludes to women before sex — an old admission that’s taken on new significance at the comedian’s sexual assault retrial after a half-dozen women testified that he drugged and violated them. Prosecutors are expected to read a transcript of the 2005... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 17, 2018

Second mistrial in ex-Navy commander’s attempted rape trial

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A deadlocked jury led to a second mistrial Monday in the case of a former Navy commander charged with the attempted rape of a junior officer in San Diego. The panel was dismissed after being unable to reach a unanimous decision on three major counts against John M. Neuhart, according to... Read More

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John M. Neuhard

April 17, 2018

Bill Cosby’s accuser denies framing him, knowing key witness

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s chief accuser on Monday rejected a defense allegation that she manufactured her account of sexual molestation and was backed up by her mother, who said the comedian apologized and called himself a “sick man.” Andrea Constand withstood a defense cross-examination that sought to expose her as a con artist... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 17, 2018

Prosecutors in Cosby retrial build to conclusion of case

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors are building to the conclusion of their case against Bill Cosby with investigators and a pharmaceutical expert expected to take the stand beginning Tuesday in the comedian’s sexual assault retrial. The prosecution on Monday delivered a searing one-two punch as chief accuser Andrea Constand rejected defense allegations that she concocted... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 16, 2018

Cosby accuser’s account remains consistent through 2 trials

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Andrea Constand told a jury Friday that Bill Cosby, a man she viewed as a friend and mentor, tricked her into taking a powerful drug and then humiliated her for his own sexual gratification. Confident and composed, Constand testified that she was visiting the “Cosby Show” star at his suburban Philadelphia... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 13, 2018

Constand to confront Cosby after parade of women take aim

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s chief accuser is set to take the witness stand on Friday at his sexual assault retrial, making for a climactic courtroom showdown after five other women told jurors that the man once revered as “America’s Dad” is a serial rapist who harmed them too. Andrea Constand’s appearance is her... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 12, 2018

Michigan State says Counseling Center acted appropriately

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University says the woman accusing three former basketball players of a 2015 sexual assault was treated appropriately by the school’s Counseling Center, and the school says it has found no evidence that she was discouraged from making a Title IX complaint or a complaint to police. The woman,... Read More

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MSU

April 12, 2018

The Latest: Pope thanks those who testified on Chile abuse

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on the Vatican’s response to clergy sex abuse in Chile (all times local): 9:05 p.m. Pope Francis has thanked the 64 people who gave testimony to his envoys about Chile’s sex abuse scandal, as well as the media for its “professionalism” in covering the case. Francis said he felt... Read More

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Catholic Church, Pope Francis

April 12, 2018

3 accusers confront Cosby; one calls him a ‘serial rapist’

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Decades after they say Bill Cosby knocked them out with intoxicants and sexually assaulted them, three of his accusers confronted the 80-year-old comedian in court Wednesday, with one woman pointedly calling him a “serial rapist” and another asking him through her tears, “You remember, don’t you, Mr. Cosby?” The women’s charged... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 12, 2018

Accusers confront Bill Cosby, and they aren’t holding back

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Women who say comedian Bill Cosby knocked them out with intoxicants and sexually assaulted them decades ago are finally getting a chance to confront him — and they aren’t holding back. Janice Baker-Kinney will return to the witness stand on Thursday after punctuating her first two hours of testimony at Cosby’s... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 12, 2018

Report: Missouri Gov. Greitens slapped, grabbed woman

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens calls it an “entirely consensual relationship.” But the woman with whom he has acknowledged having an affair says Greitens spanked, slapped, grabbed and shoved her during a series of sexual encounters that at times left her crying and afraid. The woman’s graphic testimony was revealed in... Read More

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Eric Greitens

April 11, 2018

Cosby prosecutors line up accusers after ‘con-artist’ attack

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors are rallying from a blistering defense attack on Bill Cosby’s chief accuser with a parade of women who say the comedian drugged and attacked them long before he met Andrea Constand. The first of the five women, Heidi Thomas, returns to the witness stand on Wednesday after telling jurors that... Read More

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Bill Cosby, Featured

April 10, 2018

Lawsuit accuses 3 ex-Michigan St. basketball players of rape

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A woman who attends Michigan State University filed a federal lawsuit against the school Monday alleging three former men’s basketball players sexually assaulted her at an off-campus apartment in 2015 and she was discouraged from reporting what happened. The woman and players are not named in the suit, which was... Read More

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MSU

April 10, 2018

Bill Cosby’s $3.4M settlement: Evidence of guilt or greed?

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The defense in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial is expected to use its opening statement on Tuesday to portray a $3.4 million settlement paid to the woman he’s charged with sexually assaulting as evidence of her greed. Cosby lawyer Tom Mesereau has signaled he intends to use the settlement to argue... Read More

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Bill Cosby

Jury to hear Bill Cosby’s testimony about quaaludes, sex

Second mistrial in ex-Navy commander’s attempted rape trial

Bill Cosby’s accuser denies framing him, knowing key witness

Prosecutors in Cosby retrial build to conclusion of case

Cosby accuser’s account remains consistent through 2 trials

Constand to confront Cosby after parade of women take aim

Michigan State says Counseling Center acted appropriately

The Latest: Pope thanks those who testified on Chile abuse

3 accusers confront Cosby; one calls him a ‘serial rapist’

Accusers confront Bill Cosby, and they aren’t holding back

Report: Missouri Gov. Greitens slapped, grabbed woman

Cosby prosecutors line up accusers after ‘con-artist’ attack

Lawsuit accuses 3 ex-Michigan St. basketball players of rape

Bill Cosby’s $3.4M settlement: Evidence of guilt or greed?

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