The key people to watch at Bill Cosby’s sex assault retrial

Opening statements start Monday in Bill Cosby’s retrial on sexual assault charges stemming from allegations he drugged and molested a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. The key figures to watch include: BILL COSBY Cosby, 80, amassed a $400 million fortune as an actor and comedian best known for the family-oriented sitcom, “The... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 9, 2018

Cosby sexual assault retrial getting underway in #MeToo era

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — With opening statements in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial set for Monday, prosecutors have lined up a parade of accusers to make the case that the man revered as “America’s Dad” lived a double life as one of Hollywood’s biggest predators. Cosby’s retrial likely won’t be anything like his first one.... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 6, 2018

Jury selection wraps up in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors and the defense wrapped up jury selection in the Bill Cosby sexual assault case Thursday, setting the stage for the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. All six alternates — half of them black — were picked without incident after an earlier showdown over the jury’s racial makeup.... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 5, 2018

Bill Cosby’s retrial jury mirrors first on gender, race

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — After a showdown over race, the jury picked to decide Bill Cosby’s fate in the first big trial of the #MeToo era ended up mirroring the gender and racial makeup of the group that deadlocked last year: seven men and five women — 10 white, two black. Race dominated Wednesday’s jury... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 4, 2018

Cosby gets pair of key rulings, but not ‘bandwagon’ juror

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers scored a pair of rulings crucial to their strategy of painting his accuser as a money-grubbing liar, but they could not get the one prospective juror who seemed most willing to consider that idea. The defense wanted a man who said he thought many of the women coming... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 3, 2018

1 juror selected, key rulings coming in Bill Cosby retrial

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — One juror has been picked and key rulings are on the way in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial. Judge Steven O’Neill said he will reveal his decisions on lingering issues in the case before jury selection resumes on Tuesday in suburban Philadelphia. O’Neill is expected to rule if Cosby’s lawyers can... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 2, 2018

Cosby jury being picked amid anti-sexual misconduct movement

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jury selection is set to get underway in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial in a cultural landscape changed by the #MeToo movement, posing new challenges for both the defense and the prosecution. Experts say the movement could cut both ways for the comedian, making some potential jurors more hostile toward him and... Read More

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Bill Cosby

March 30, 2018

Cosby’s defense strategy hinges on judge his team attacked

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers first pressured the judge in his sexual assault retrial to quit, and now they are counting on him to make rulings critical to their plan to portray the accuser as a greedy liar who framed the comedian to get rich. Judge Steven O’Neill could rule as early as... Read More

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Bill Cosby

March 29, 2018

Cosby’s legal team pressuring judge to quit, delay retrial

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers are expected to make a last-ditch effort on Thursday to postpone the comedian’s sexual assault retrial by pressuring the judge to step aside after losing their bid to overturn his ruling allowing up to five additional accusers to testify. The defense first demanded Judge Steven O’Neill recuse himself last... Read More

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March 23, 2018

Cosby wants judge ousted over wife’s sex-assault advocacy

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers on Thursday asked the judge in his upcoming sexual assault retrial to step aside, arguing the judge could be seen as biased because his wife is a social worker who has described herself as an “activist and advocate for assault victims.” Cosby’s lawyers contend some of Judge Steven O’Neill’s... Read More

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Bill Cosby

March 16, 2018

Judge: 5 other accusers can testify at Bill Cosby’s retrial

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge agreed Thursday to let five additional Bill Cosby accusers testify at his April 2 retrial for an alleged 2004 sexual assault, giving prosecutors a chance to portray the man once known as “America’s Dad” as a serial predator who made a sadistic habit of drugging and molesting women. Judge Steven... Read More

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Bill Cosby

March 7, 2018

Experts: Prosecutors get edge if accusers testify vs. Cosby

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Letting jurors hear from Bill Cosby’s dozens of accusers would strengthen prosecutors’ he-said-she-said case by showing the one criminal case against him fits an alleged five-decade pattern of sexual misconduct, legal experts said Tuesday. Prosecutors are eager to widen the scope of Cosby’s April 2 retrial as they attempt to portray... Read More

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Bill Cosby

March 6, 2018

Prosecutors push judge to let other Cosby accusers testify

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby made his first court appearance of the #MeToo era on Monday as defense lawyers tried without success to get his sexual assault case thrown out, then turned their attention to blocking some of the 80-year-old comedian’s dozens of accusers from testifying at his looming retrial. Prosecutors are trying to... Read More

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Bill Cosby

March 6, 2018

Prosecutors want to paint Cosby as big Hollywood predator

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Stung by a hung jury the first time around, prosecutors are pushing to widen the scope of Bill Cosby’s looming retrial to spotlight allegations he is one of the biggest serial predators in a Hollywood suddenly aware of sexual misconduct in the #MeToo era. The 80-year-old Cosby will be back in... Read More

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Bill Cosby

The key people to watch at Bill Cosby’s sex assault retrial

Cosby sexual assault retrial getting underway in #MeToo era

Jury selection wraps up in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial

Bill Cosby’s retrial jury mirrors first on gender, race

Cosby gets pair of key rulings, but not ‘bandwagon’ juror

1 juror selected, key rulings coming in Bill Cosby retrial

Cosby jury being picked amid anti-sexual misconduct movement

Cosby’s defense strategy hinges on judge his team attacked

Cosby’s legal team pressuring judge to quit, delay retrial

Cosby wants judge ousted over wife’s sex-assault advocacy

Judge: 5 other accusers can testify at Bill Cosby’s retrial

Experts: Prosecutors get edge if accusers testify vs. Cosby

Prosecutors push judge to let other Cosby accusers testify

Prosecutors want to paint Cosby as big Hollywood predator

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