Tag: Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby civil trial jury must start deliberations over

The accuser, Los Angeles artist Lily Bernard, who has filed her own lawsuit against Cosby in New Jersey, denied speaking to any jurors.

June 20, 2022

Hard lessons for lawyers in Cosby case; tougher for victims

We should reject Castor’s misguided notion outright and declare that district attorneys do not possess this effective pardon power,” Justice Kevin Dougherty wrote in a partial dissent

July 2, 2021

Bill Cosby: Just desserts!

The conviction of Bill Cosby shows that denouements are possible in cases of sexual misconduct by powerful persons, say Joyeeta Banerjee and Rajdeep Banerjee.

November 8, 2018

Bill Cosby’s walk of fame star damaged

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has decided not to remove Cosby's star even after he was sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison

September 28, 2018

God give Cosby mercy, says Stevie Wonder

Cosby was sentenced on Tuesday by a court in Norristown, Pennsylvania for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004.

September 27, 2018

Cosby jury deadlocked after four days of deliberations

The jury in the sexual assault trial of comedian Bill Cosby remained deadlocked after four days of deliberations, and will resume its discussions on Friday morning. The jury indicated the problem on Thursday, the fourth day of deliberations, after writing a note to Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill earlier that day, reports aceshowbiz.com.  "We cannot...

June 16, 2017

Bill Cosby attends trial on charges of sexual abuse

Comedian Bill Cosby attended the first day of his trial for alleged sexual assault of Canadian Andrea Constand, one of more than 60 women who have filed criminal charges against him. The 79-year-old remained silent during the the trial, which began on Monday amid strong security measures at the Norristown courthouse, outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, reported...

June 6, 2017