Newly freed Bill Cosby denies 'spiking drinks' and having non-consensual sex
3 years, 6 months ago

Newly freed Bill Cosby denies 'spiking drinks' and having non-consensual sex

Daily Mail  

A newly freed and defiant Bill Cosby fired off a volley of tweets on Thursday, denying ever drugging women or having non-consensual sex, and accusing the news media of taking his words out of context. Cosby regained his freedom after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled overturned his sexual assault conviction THE 'DEAL' THAT SET COSBY FREE Former Montgomery County DA Bruce Castor The Supreme Court did not rule on whether or not the testimony of five women who were 'bad act' witnesses contributed to Cosby's fate, or whether or not their testimony was fair. 'After reviewing the above and consulting with County and Cheltenham detectives, the District Attorney finds insufficient, credible, and admissible evidence exists upon which any charge against Mr. Cosby could be sustained beyond a reasonable doubt. 'After reviewing the above and consulting with County and Cheltenham detectives, the District Attorney finds insufficient, credible, and admissible evidence exists upon which any charge against Mr. Cosby could be sustained beyond a reasonable doubt.'

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Bill Cosby Faces Sex Abuse Allegations Again As Civil Trial Opens
2 years, 7 months ago

Bill Cosby Faces Sex Abuse Allegations Again As Civil Trial Opens

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Bill Cosby will again be facing sex abuse allegations Wednesday as attorneys give opening statements in a civil trial that’s one of the last remaining legal claims against the comedian. Cosby’s attorneys, who say no sexual abuse happened, are likely to emphasize that the burden of proving the nearly 50-year-old case lies entirely …

Supreme Court won’t review decision that freed Bill Cosby
2 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court won’t review decision that freed Bill Cosby

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Supreme Court quietly announced Monday that it would not review Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case, leaving him a free man and ending a two-decade legal drama that shifted the cultural landscape, destroyed the groundbreaking Black actor’s reputation, and sent him to prison for several years late in life. District Attorney Kevin Steele in Pennsylvania’s Montgomery County …

Cosby asks Supreme Court not to revive sexual assault case
2 years, 11 months ago

Cosby asks Supreme Court not to revive sexual assault case

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — A lawyer for Bill Cosby asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to reject a bid by prosecutors to revive his criminal sex assault case. The state’s highest court found that Cosby believed he had a nonprosecution agreement with a former district attorney when he gave damaging testimony in the accuser’s 2005 lawsuit. Cosby became the first celebrity …

Bill Cosby Prosecutors Urge Supreme Court To Restore Conviction
3 years, 1 month ago

Bill Cosby Prosecutors Urge Supreme Court To Restore Conviction

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PHILADELPHIA — Prosecutors urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction, complaining in a petition released Monday the verdict was thrown out over a questionable agreement that the comic claimed gave him lifetime immunity. They said the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in June to overturn Cosby’s conviction created a dangerous precedent by giving …

Cosby prosecutors urge Supreme Court to restore conviction
3 years, 1 month ago

Cosby prosecutors urge Supreme Court to restore conviction

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Prosecutors urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction, complaining in a petition released Monday the verdict was thrown out over a questionable agreement that the comic claimed gave him lifetime immunity. They said the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in June to overturn Cosby’s conviction created a dangerous precedent by giving a press release …

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers ask judge to free her after Cosby
3 years, 6 months ago

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers ask judge to free her after Cosby

Daily Mail  

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers have asked the judge in her case to dismiss the charges against her and let her go in the wake of Bill Cosby's release this week. Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney claims she should be let out of jail now because Bill Cosby has been freed, claiming she was promised she wouldn't be prosecuted in a round-about-way when Jeffrey …

Hard lessons for lawyers in Cosby case; tougher for victims
3 years, 6 months ago

Hard lessons for lawyers in Cosby case; tougher for victims

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — The seven justices who reversed Bill Cosby’s conviction this week spent months debating whether he had a secret agreement with a prosecutor that tainted his 2018 criminal sexual assault conviction. “It probably would have been much better lawyering to get it all in writing,” Loyola Law School professor Laurie Levenson, a former prosecutor, said of the hidden deal …

Explained: Why Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction was revoked by US court three years after he was found guilty
3 years, 6 months ago

Explained: Why Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction was revoked by US court three years after he was found guilty

Firstpost  

Here’s all you need to know about Bill Cosby’s trial and background on the nonprosecution agreement that set him free Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction was thrown out Wednesday by Pennsylvania’s highest court in a ruling that swiftly freed the actor from prison more than three years after he was found guilty of drugging and molesting Temple University employee Andrea …

Bill Cosby rape accuser Janice Dickinson is seen out as star's sex assault conviction was axed
3 years, 6 months ago

Bill Cosby rape accuser Janice Dickinson is seen out as star's sex assault conviction was axed

Daily Mail  

Supermodel Janice Dickinson appeared upset as she left a gym in the wake of Bill Cosby's release from prison - as her attorney told of the star's 'disgust' at his release. In exclusive photos, American model Janice Dickinson was seen leaving the gym after her attorney Lisa Bloom said she was 'disgusted' by the decision to overturn Bill Cosby's sex …

How prosecutor's office tricked Bill Cosby into giving up his Fifth Amendment rights then prosecuted
3 years, 6 months ago

How prosecutor's office tricked Bill Cosby into giving up his Fifth Amendment rights then prosecuted

Daily Mail  

Bill Cosby was sensationally freed from prison in Pennsylvania on Wednesday after the Supreme Court ruled that a district attorney's agreement not to prosecute the entertainer should have been respected, and charges never filed. Bruce Castor, the district attorney for Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in 2005 was tasked with deciding whether to prosecute Cosby over allegations of sexual assault. Bruce Castor, …

Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sex conviction overturned
3 years, 6 months ago

Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sex conviction overturned

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s highest court threw out Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and released him from prison Wednesday in a stunning reversal of fortune for the comedian once known as “America’s Dad,” ruling that the prosecutor who brought the case was bound by his predecessor’s agreement not to charge Cosby. Cosby’s conviction being overturned is for the world and all …

THE 'IMMUNITY DEAL' THAT SET COSBY FREE
3 years, 6 months ago

THE 'IMMUNITY DEAL' THAT SET COSBY FREE

Daily Mail  

Former Montgomery County DA Bruce Castor The Supreme Court did not rule on whether or not the testimony of five women who were 'bad act' witnesses contributed to Cosby's fate, or whether or not their testimony was fair. This is the 2005 release by Castor's office which Cosby thought was an 'immunity deal' 'The detectives could find no instance in …

Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction overturned by court
3 years, 6 months ago

Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction overturned by court

The Hindu  

Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction on Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case. The court said that District Attorney Kevin Steele, who made the decision to arrest Cosby, was obligated to stand by his predecessor’s promise not to charge Cosby when he later gave potentially incriminating …

Bill Cosby’s Sex Assault Conviction Overturned By Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Bill Cosby’s Sex Assault Conviction Overturned By Court

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s highest court threw out Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and opened the way for his immediate release from prison Wednesday in a stunning reversal of fortune for the comedian once known as “America’s Dad,” ruling that the prosecutor who brought the case was bound by his predecessor’s agreement not to charge Cosby. But the …

Cosby accuser Andrea Constand: decision to overturn conviction discourages others from speaking out
3 years, 6 months ago

Cosby accuser Andrea Constand: decision to overturn conviction discourages others from speaking out

Daily Mail  

The woman whose testimony secured the 2018 conviction of Bill Cosby for sexual assault has blasted the decision to overturn his decision after the star's spokesman hailed it as 'a beautiful day for women… and justice for black America'. 'Today's majority decision regarding Bill Cosby is not only disappointing but of concern in that it may discourage those who seek …

Bill Cosby released after court overturns sex assault conviction
3 years, 6 months ago

Bill Cosby released after court overturns sex assault conviction

Al Jazeera  

Pennsylvania’s highest court says an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case. Bill Cosby has been released from prison on Wednesday after the US State of Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned his sex assault conviction, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Justice David Wecht, writing for a split court, said Cosby had relied on …

Bill Cosby sex assault conviction appeal goes to state top court
4 years, 1 month ago

Bill Cosby sex assault conviction appeal goes to state top court

Al Jazeera  

Pennsylvania’s highest court questioned Tuesday whether Bill Cosby’s alleged history of intoxicating and sexually assaulting young women amounted to a signature crime pattern, given studies that show as many as half of all sexual assaults involve drugs or alcohol. Cosby, 83, hopes to overturn his 2018 sex assault conviction because the judge let prosecutors call five other accusers who said …

Bill Cosby's sex assault conviction gets high court review
4 years, 1 month ago

Bill Cosby's sex assault conviction gets high court review

The Independent  

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Bill Cosby granted appeal in 2018 sexual assault conviction
4 years, 6 months ago

Bill Cosby granted appeal in 2018 sexual assault conviction

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Cosby lawyers fight testimony of other women at sentencing
6 years, 4 months ago

Cosby lawyers fight testimony of other women at sentencing

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Bill Cosby’s lawyers will fight a prosecution bid to have other accusers testify at his sentencing this month on felony sex assault charges. Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt last week called the prosecution effort “another publicity stunt.” Judge Steven T. O’Neill has set aside two days for the sentencing hearing. The defense also plans to fight a state board’s …

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