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 recommendation that Cosby be classified as a sexually violent predator, which would require him to undergo mandatory sex offender counseling and alert neighbors if he is released. Defense lawyers have said the state’s recently revised sex offender registry law is unconstitutional and should not be applied retroactively.

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What led a New York court to overturn Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction? | Explained
8 months, 2 weeks ago

What led a New York court to overturn Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction? | Explained

The Hindu  

In a 4-to-3 decision on April 25, New York’s highest court overturned former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction — a landmark case in the #MeToo movement. Scathing dissent The three judges — Madeline Singas, Anthony Cannataro and Michael J. Garcia penned scathing dissents accusing the majority of facilitating “a disturbing trend of overturning juries’ guilty verdicts in cases …

Bill Cosby accusers seek to expand time frames for lawsuits by sex-assault victims
1 year, 7 months ago

Bill Cosby accusers seek to expand time frames for lawsuits by sex-assault victims

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — A group of women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault and were dismayed when he had his conviction overturned and left prison are trying again to seek justice in the courts, by urging states to give them more time to pursue civil damages. Cosby has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 60 women but was …

'America's dad' in trouble again! Bill Cosby's legal saga takes a new twist as Playboy model raises new allegations
1 year, 7 months ago

'America's dad' in trouble again! Bill Cosby's legal saga takes a new twist as Playboy model raises new allegations

Hindustan Times  

In a stunning turn of events, Bill Cosby finds himself facing a fresh legal battle as former Playboy model Victoria Valentino files a new lawsuit, accusing him of drugging and sexually assaulting her. Speaking Out Valentino's decision to come forward and take legal action against Cosby carries immense personal significance. From America's Dad to Accused Offender Once hailed as "America's …

From Donald Trump to Mike Tyson: The powerful men being held to account under New York’s Adult Survivors Act
1 year, 7 months ago

From Donald Trump to Mike Tyson: The powerful men being held to account under New York’s Adult Survivors Act

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “So the Adult Survivors Act really …

Bill Cosby, 85, seen in public for the first time since his June 2021 release from prison
1 year, 9 months ago

Bill Cosby, 85, seen in public for the first time since his June 2021 release from prison

Daily Mail  

Bill Cosby was out and about in New York City on Wednesday - his first public outing since being released from prison nearly two years ago. Bill Cosby is pictured on Wednesday in midtown Manhattan - the first sighing of the 85-year-old since his release from prison in June 2021 Cosby was leaning on an aide and walking with a …

Bill Cosby sued by five women for sexual abuse, assault and battery under New York Adult Survivors Act
2 years, 1 month ago

Bill Cosby sued by five women for sexual abuse, assault and battery under New York Adult Survivors Act

The Independent  

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Judge denies Bill Cosby a new trial in sexual-assault civil lawsuit
2 years, 3 months ago

Judge denies Bill Cosby a new trial in sexual-assault civil lawsuit

LA Times  

Bill Cosby was denied a new trial in a civil lawsuit in which a jury found that he sexually abused Judy Huth when she was a teenager in 1975. In his ruling, Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Craig D. Karlan explained why Cosby’s appeal was denied, writing that the actor “has failed to establish he received an unfair trial or …

Bill Cosby’s rep claims ‘astonishing victory’ after jury finds Cosby liable for abuse
2 years, 6 months ago

Bill Cosby’s rep claims ‘astonishing victory’ after jury finds Cosby liable for abuse

LA Times  

On Tuesday, a jury in Santa Monica found Bill Cosby liable for sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in the 1970s and ordered him to pay $500,000. “Yesterday actor & comedian Bill Cosby was awarded an astonishing victory by jurors in a civil trial brought by Judy Huth,” Wyatt said Wednesday in an email to The Times. …

Jury in Bill Cosby sexual abuse trail to restart deliberations
2 years, 6 months ago

Jury in Bill Cosby sexual abuse trail to restart deliberations

Daily Mail  

Jurors hearing a civil sex abuse case against Bill Cosby must begin deliberations again from scratch despite reaching eight of nine verdicts. Judy Huth, left, sued Cosby over claims he sexually assaulted her at the Playboy Mansion in 1975, but a jury must now begin deliberations again from scratch The Los Angeles County jury was nearly ready to determine if …

Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction upheld by appeals court
2 years, 7 months ago

Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction upheld by appeals court

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A New York appeals court on Thursday upheld Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction and 23-year prison sentence, rejecting the former movie mogul’s claim that the judge at his landmark #MeToo trial unfairly allowed women to testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who took office in January while Weinstein’s appeal was …

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 …

Here’s why Bill Cosby is back on trial nearly a year after his release from prison
2 years, 7 months ago

Here’s why Bill Cosby is back on trial nearly a year after his release from prison

LA Times  

Bill Cosby, seen in 2018, will face a civil trial that begins in June. Bill Cosby is back on trial for alleged sexual assault, nearly a year after he was released from prison on an overturned criminal conviction in a different case. Huth’s case is one of the last remaining civil lawsuits the once-beloved “Cosby Show” star faces after settling …

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 …

Bill Cosby likely to avoid testifying in sex assault lawsuit
2 years, 11 months ago

Bill Cosby likely to avoid testifying in sex assault lawsuit

Associated Press  

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A Los Angeles judge on Friday appeared strongly inclined to allow Bill Cosby to invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege and avoid giving a deposition in the lawsuit of a woman who alleges he sexually abused her when she was 15 in the mid-1970s. At a hearing to argue the issue, Superior Court Judge Craig Karlan agreed …

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 …

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 accuser Andrea Constand blasts court for 'setting predator loose' as she releases memoir
3 years, 4 months ago

Bill Cosby accuser Andrea Constand blasts court for 'setting predator loose' as she releases memoir

Daily Mail  

Bill Cosby’s accuser on Tuesday slammed the ‘flawed’ American criminal justice system for freeing a ‘sexually violent predator’ and also hit out at the actor’s longtime co-star Phylicia Rashad for ‘not supporting survivors.’ Andrea Constand is the 48-year-old Canadian basketball coach who has accused Cosby of drugging her and sexually assaulting her when she was an employee at Temple University …

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 …

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, …

Why was Bill Cosby set free? A legal principle brings anger, alarm to #MeToo movement
3 years, 6 months ago

Why was Bill Cosby set free? A legal principle brings anger, alarm to #MeToo movement

LA Times  

Bill Cosby, center, listens to members of his legal team speak with the media outside his home in Elkins Park, Pa., on Wednesday after Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned his sex assault conviction. “While this decision is emotionally devastating, it does not negate that these women came together and held accountable a very important and powerful man and showed others what …

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, …

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 …

After celebrating Bill Cosby court ruling, Phylicia Rashad backtracks and clarifies
3 years, 6 months ago

After celebrating Bill Cosby court ruling, Phylicia Rashad backtracks and clarifies

LA Times  

Phylicia Rashad was in Bill Cosby’s corner Wednesday as word spread that the comic’s 2018 conviction for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand had been overturned because of a due-process technicality. Earlier this month, Constand announced the upcoming release of her book, “The Moment: Standing Up to Bill Cosby, Speaking Up for Women.” She didn’t …

Bill Cosby freed from prison after court overturns sex assault conviction
3 years, 6 months ago

Bill Cosby freed from prison after court overturns sex assault conviction

LA Times  

Bill Cosby was released from prison after the Pennsylvania high court ruled the sex assault case against him violated an earlier deal with prosecutors. Bill Cosby was freed from prison Wednesday after Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned his sexual assault conviction, a stunning turnaround in a case that had marked the first high-profile celebrity trial of the #MeToo movement. At the …

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 …

Photos: Bill Cosby freed from prison after court overturns sex assault conviction
3 years, 6 months ago

Photos: Bill Cosby freed from prison after court overturns sex assault conviction

LA Times  

Bill Cosby was freed from prison Wednesday after Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned his sexual assault conviction, a stunning reversal in a case that marked the first celebrity trial in the wake of the #MeToo movement. Bill Cosby, second from left, and spokesperson Andrew Wyatt, third from left, approach members of the media gathered outside Cosby’s home June 30. Bill Cosby …

Bill Cosby denied parole after refusing to participate in sex offender programs in Pennsylvania prison
3 years, 7 months ago

Bill Cosby denied parole after refusing to participate in sex offender programs in Pennsylvania prison

Firstpost  

This is the first year Bill Cosby was eligible for parole under the three- to 10-year sentence handed down after his 2018 conviction. Bill Cosby won’t be paroled this year after refusing to participate in sex offender programs during his nearly three years in state prison in Pennsylvania. Cosby spokesperson Andrew Wyatt called the decision “appalling” and said Cosby “vehemently …

Bill Cosby: Prior bad acts witnesses met with skepticism by judges in appeal hearing
4 years, 1 month ago

Bill Cosby: Prior bad acts witnesses met with skepticism by judges in appeal hearing

The Independent  

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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 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 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 …

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