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 Mr. Cosby’s past where anyone complained to law enforcement of conduct, which would constitute a criminal offense. '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. 'In making this finding, the District Attorney has analyzed the facts in relation to the elements of any applicable offenses, including whether Mr. Cosby possessed the requisite criminal intent. '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 …

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 …

Accuser sues Bill Cosby for $125m, saying he drugged and raped her at Trump Taj Mahal
3 years, 3 months ago

Accuser sues Bill Cosby for $125m, saying he drugged and raped her at Trump Taj Mahal

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Mr Cosby continues to maintain steadfast in his …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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, …

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'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 appeal will test scope of #MeToo prosecutions
4 years, 6 months ago

Bill Cosby appeal will test scope of #MeToo prosecutions

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — In a stunning decision that could test the legal framework of #MeToo cases, Pennsylvania’s highest court will review the trial decision to let five other accusers testify at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial in 2018, which ended with the longtime TV star’s conviction. Lawyer Brian W. Perry argued in the appeal that letting other accusers testify in #MeToo …

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 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'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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