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, district attorney of Montgomery County from 2000-2008, and again in 2015, declined to prosecute Cosby in 2005 Castor decided that the case was unlikely to secure a criminal conviction. His ever-loyal spokesman Andrew Wyatt is seen standing behind, with a black shirt and glasses Cosby flashes a peace sign outside his home in Pennsylvania, shortly after his release The nearly 1,000-page transcript of the deposition was - unlike the memorandum of law in the case - never sealed.

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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 …

Supreme Court Won't Review Decision Freeing Bill Cosby From Prison
2 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Won't Review Decision Freeing Bill Cosby From Prison

Huff Post  

Bill Cosby reacts outside his home in Elkins Park, Pa., Wednesday, June 30,2021 after being released from prison. via Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday without comment 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 …

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 …

Artist sues newly freed Bill Cosby over 1990 hotel encounter
3 years, 3 months ago

Artist sues newly freed Bill Cosby over 1990 hotel encounter

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — A prominent Bill Cosby accuser filed suit Thursday against the actor over a 1990 hotel room encounter in Atlantic City, New Jersey, before the state’s two-year window to file older sexual assault claims expires. The 84-year-old Cosby has been free since June, when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his 2018 sexual assault conviction in another case on procedural …

Artist sues newly freed Bill Cosby over 1990 hotel encounter
3 years, 3 months ago

Artist sues newly freed Bill Cosby over 1990 hotel encounter

New Indian Express  

PHILADELPHIA: A prominent Bill Cosby accuser filed suit Thursday, October 14, 2021, against the actor over a 1990 hotel room encounter in Atlantic City, New Jersey, before the state's two-year window to file older sexual assault claims expires. The 84-year-old Cosby has been free since June, when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his 2018 sexual assault conviction in another case …

Bill Cosby will plead the Fifth in a civil lawsuit alleging he assaulted a girl, 15, in 1974
3 years, 5 months ago

Bill Cosby will plead the Fifth in a civil lawsuit alleging he assaulted a girl, 15, in 1974

Daily Mail  

Bill Cosby will plead the Fifth Amendment in a civil lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1974, according to his lawyer. Huth alleges Cosby plied her and a friend with pills and alcohol at Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion in California when she was 15, before sexually assaulting her Cosby's attorney Michael Freedman said …

Bill Cosby publicist Andrew Wyatt comedian wants 'millions and millions' of dollars in compensation
3 years, 5 months ago

Bill Cosby publicist Andrew Wyatt comedian wants 'millions and millions' of dollars in compensation

Daily Mail  

Bill Cosby has said that he believes he is entitled to 'millions and millions of dollars' for the more than two years he spent in jail. Bill Cosby's publicist, pictured with his publicist, Andrew Wyatt, right has said he will seek compensation for his prison time Bill Cosby is pictured in handcuffs at Montgomery County jail in Pennsylvania in September …

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 …

Why Bill Cosby's conviction was overturned. Explained
3 years, 6 months ago

Why Bill Cosby's conviction was overturned. Explained

India TV News  

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 Constand at his suburban Philadelphia mansion. The split court found that Cosby was unfairly prosecuted because the previous district attorney …

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 …

EXPLAINER: Why Bill Cosby’s conviction was overturned
3 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why Bill Cosby’s conviction was overturned

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — 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 Constand at his suburban Philadelphia mansion. The split court found that Cosby was unfairly prosecuted because the previous …

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 …

Q&A: Why Bill Cosby was let out of jail – and could he face a retrial?
3 years, 6 months ago

Q&A: Why Bill Cosby was let out of jail – and could he face a retrial?

The Telegraph  

One, in 2005 the then-Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor published a press release stating that “a conviction under the circumstances of this case would be unattainable.” Second, during the civil case in 2005, Cosby testified in a civil trial against him. In effect, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has taken the two events to constitute a de facto immunity deal, …

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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In surprise move, Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear Bill Cosby’s appeal
4 years, 6 months ago

In surprise move, Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear Bill Cosby’s appeal

LA Times  

Bill Cosby arrives for a sentencing hearing following his sexual assault conviction at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., in September 2018. In a stunning decision that could test the legal framework of #MeToo cases, Pennsylvania’s highest court says it will review the trial decision to let five other accusers testify at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial in 2018, …

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

Bill Cosby granted appeal in 2018 sexual assault conviction

The Independent  

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Bill Cosby granted appeal in Pennsylvania sex assault case
4 years, 6 months ago

Bill Cosby granted appeal in Pennsylvania sex assault case

Al Jazeera  

Cosby has been in prison for nearly 2 years after being convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004. In a stunning decision that could test the legal framework of #MeToo cases, comedian Bill Cosby has won the right to fight his 2018 sexual assault conviction in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Dozens of other accusers had come forward …

Bill Cosby sex assault verdict upheld; spokesman lashes out
5 years, 1 month ago

Bill Cosby sex assault verdict upheld; spokesman lashes out

Associated Press  

Bill Cosby lost his bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction Tuesday, as an appeals court upheld the verdict in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. “This decision is a reminder that no one is above the law,” Andrea Constand, the victim in Cosby’s case, said in a text message to The Associated Press on Tuesday. But the …

Judge: Cosby accusers’ testimony points to ‘signature’ crime
5 years, 8 months ago

Judge: Cosby accusers’ testimony points to ‘signature’ crime

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — The judge who presided over Bill Cosby’s criminal case said he let five other accusers testify at the sex-assault trial because their accounts had “chilling similarities” that pointed to a “signature” crime. “These chilling similarities rendered testimony admissible.” O’Neill had allowed just one other accuser to testify at Cosby’s first trial in June 2017, when a jury deadlock …

Bill Cosby victim settles defamation suit with ex-prosecutor
5 years, 11 months ago

Bill Cosby victim settles defamation suit with ex-prosecutor

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — The victim in Bill Cosby’s criminal sex-assault case has settled a defamation lawsuit against a former prosecutor who said she added details to her story over time. Castor had declined to charge the actor when Constand went to police in suburban Philadelphia in 2005 to say “America’s Dad” had drugged and molested her a year earlier. In a …

Bill Cosby Faces 5-10 Years in Jail for Sexual Assault
6 years, 3 months ago

Bill Cosby Faces 5-10 Years in Jail for Sexual Assault

The Quint  

"We know that from the statements he made. Cosby, the first high-profile American celebrity to be convicted in the #MeToo era, should be locked up for as long as a decade and be required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life, prosecutors said. The sentence was expected to come on Tuesday after Judge Steven T. …

Cosby accusers say they hope he is sentenced to jail time
6 years, 3 months ago

Cosby accusers say they hope he is sentenced to jail time

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Two of the women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault decades ago said Sunday they hope he will be sentenced to prison time this week. “I really think it’s important that he spend some time behind bars,” said Lublin, who said Cosby assaulted her when she was 23 in 1989. “He deserves every year.” Lasha said …

Bill Cosby's wife wants ethics board to investigate judge
6 years, 3 months ago

Bill Cosby's wife wants ethics board to investigate judge

Daily Mail  

Bill Cosby's wife has requested an ethics hearing into the judge of her husband's case after accusing him of bias. Camille Cosby has renewed allegations that trial judge Steven O'Neill has a grudge with a key case witness, former Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor. 'My husband was improperly prosecuted in a trial presided over by an unethical judge who …

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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