Bill Cosby charged w/aggravated Sexual Assault/other Rape Allegations *conviction vacated* *civil trial 2022 guilty* #6

[BetteDavisEyes]

Bill Cosby’s $3.4M settlement: Evidence of guilt or greed?

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The defense in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial is expected to use its opening statement on Tuesday to portray a $3.4 million settlement paid to the woman he’s charged with sexually assaulting as evidence of her greed.

Cosby lawyer Tom Mesereau has signaled he intends to use the settlement to argue that Andrea Constand falsely accused the man once revered as “America’s Dad” in hopes of landing a big payoff.

District Attorney Kevin Steele revealed the previously secret settlement amount in his opening statement on Monday, but didn’t connect the dots to the prosecution’s earlier suggestions that Cosby wouldn’t have paid out so much money if the accusations against him were false.

Mesereau, who won an acquittal in Michael Jackson’s 2005 child molestation case, has said the jury will learn “just how greedy” Constand was.

The settlement amount had been confidential — and was kept out of the first trial — but a judge ruled that both sides could discuss it at this one...

https://wildabouttrial.com/featured/bill-cosbys-3-4m-settlement-evidence-of-guilt-or-greed/

 

[Hatfield]

You must be psychic!

Cosby lawyers ask for juror to be removed
Prospective juror called Cosby's lawyers
By AARON COOPER, CNN

(CNN) - One of the jurors selected this week for Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial should be removed for making a comment indicating the TV icon is guilty, according to defense lawyers.

They say it shows the juror may not be fair and impartial...

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/national/cosby-lawyers-ask-for-juror-to-be-removed

Wow
I have to admit i didnt expect issues already though LOL

The defense is obviously going to work all angles in this case.
The witnesses are going to be put through the shredder by the defense.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Wow
I have to admit i didnt expect issues already though LOL

The defense is obviously going to work all angles in this case.
The witnesses are going to be put through the shredder by the defense.

Tom Mesereau doesn't play nice.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Cosby retrial: Defense statements set for Day 2 after juror questions, topless protester delayed opening
"This case is about trust."

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Bill Cosby's defense will make its opening statements Tuesday morning and accusers could take the witness stand in the comedian's retrial on sexual assault charges an tumultuous first day in court.

On Monday, prosecutors revealed that Cosby paid his accuser, Andrea Constand, nearly $3.4 million in a 2006 civil settlement...

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/s...nts-set-day-two-after-juror-questions-n864256

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Bill Cosby's defense says 'so-called victim' was after comedian's money
Woman says she was drugged and raped in 2006
By ERIC LEVENSON AND AARON COOPER, CNN

NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania (CNN) - Bill Cosby's defense attorney in opening statements Tuesday described Andrea Constand as a "so-called victim" who was really a con artist after his client's money.

"You're going to be saying to yourself, 'What does she want from Bill Cosby?' and you already know.

Money, money and lots more money," Cosby attorney Tom Mesereau said. "She was madly in love with his fame and money."

"She has a history of financial problems until she hits the jackpot with Bill Cosby," Mesereau added...

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news...ays-socalled-victim-was-after-comedians-money

 

[Hatfield]

The witnesses are going to be a key in this case.

IMO
I firmly believe he used his authoritative position to get influence over women and then drugged them to take advantage of them. There is just too many witnesses that are going to say it happened to them too.

The other witnesses will tell of a common MO. Use of a date rape drug of some kind that was either given to them voluntarily or involuntarily.
He even admitted to giving the main accuser some sort of drug. He is not a doctor and should not have been giving anyone any drugs.

There are supposed to be five key witnesses for the prosecution. I hope they all testify and dont get afraid.

The first one took the stand today. News just now coming out.

I dont think this was the sort of acting tips she had in mind. And I wonder what was in the drink. The next witnesses I think will be more damning with some that are supposed to testify that actual drugs were given to them.

"Late in the afternoon Tuesday, Heidi Thomas, a Colorado music teacher, took the stand as the first of five additional Cosby accusers whom prosecutors plan to call to demonstrate that Cosby has a history of alleged "prior bad acts" that fit a pattern of drugging and assaulting women."

"Thomas, then an aspiring actress age 24, said she met Cosby in a hotel room in Reno, Nev., after her agent arranged for him to give her acting tips. She says Cosby forced her to perform oral sex after she took a sip of white wine he had given her.
"

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/04/10/bill-cosby-retrial-day-2/502057002/

 

[Hatfield]

Its getting crazy already at the trial. A topless woman running around.

"As Bill Cosby was heading into court for opening arguments in his sexual assault retrial, a topless woman with "Cosby" and "rapist" painted on her body jumped out in front of him before being detained by police."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/04/09/bill-cosby-retrial-day-1/498340002/

 

[Shiressleuth]

Its getting crazy already at the trial. A topless woman running around.

"As Bill Cosby was heading into court for opening arguments in his sexual assault retrial, a topless woman with "Cosby" and "rapist" painted on her body jumped out in front of him before being detained by police."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/04/09/bill-cosby-retrial-day-1/498340002/

I saw that and noted the large number of cops who jumped on her and bundled her into the hedge. Good for her she kept on shouting though.
I did wonder about how close she got and thought she could easily have had a weapon rather than just being bare breasted. Those cops need to be much more alert imo.

 

[Hatfield]

I saw that and noted the large number of cops who jumped on her and bundled her into the hedge. Good for her she kept on shouting though.
I did wonder about how close she got and thought she could easily have had a weapon rather than just being bare breasted. Those cops need to be much more alert imo.

Its no wonder the protester was more upset than most. It turns out she worked on the Cosby show herself a few times.

"The woman was identified by the district attorney's office as Nicolle Rochelle, 39, of Little Falls, N.J. She's an actress who made multiple appearances on The Cosby Show between 1990 and 1992, according to Rochelle's IMDb page, which lists her age as 38."

"Rochelle got within a few feet of Cosby before sheriff's deputies intercepted her, leading her away in handcuffs. She was charged with disorderly conduct and released. (If convicted, she would face a fine and court costs, Edward McCann Jr., first assistant district attorney, said in a press release.)"

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/04/09/bill-cosby-retrial-day-1/498340002/

 

[paul1980]

Judging by her age, she must have played one of Rudy's friends on The Cosby Show?

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Cosby prosecutors line up accusers after ‘con-artist’ attack

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors are rallying from a blistering defense attack on Bill Cosby’s chief accuser with a parade of women who say the comedian drugged and attacked them long before he met Andrea Constand.

The first of the five women, Heidi Thomas, returns to the witness stand on Wednesday after telling jurors that Cosby knocked her out with wine and forced her to perform oral sex in Reno, Nevada, in 1984.

Thomas, who was a 24-year-old aspiring actress, said her agent had arranged for Cosby to give her acting tips and that Cosby gave her the wine as they rehearsed a scene in which she was portraying a drunken woman.

She said she remembered she felt sick and wondered, “How did I get here?” ...

https://wildabouttrial.com/featured/cosby-prosecutors-line-up-accusers-after-con-artist-attack/

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Accusers confront Bill Cosby, and they aren’t holding back

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Women who say comedian Bill Cosby knocked them out with intoxicants and sexually assaulted them decades ago are finally getting a chance to confront him — and they aren’t holding back.

Janice Baker-Kinney will return to the witness stand on Thursday after punctuating her first two hours of testimony at Cosby’s sexual assault retrial in suburban Philadelphia with a firm declaration: “I was raped.”

One woman testifying on Wednesday pointedly called Cosby a “serial rapist,” while another choked back tears as she asked him, “You remember, don’t you, Mr. Cosby?”

The charged rhetoric irritated Cosby’s lawyers, who lost two bids for a mistrial, as prosecutors built a case that the man once revered as “America’s Dad” was one of Hollywood’s biggest predators long before he met Andrea Constand, the chief accuser in his retrial.

A Cosby spokeswoman dismissed the women’s testimony as “prosecution by distraction.” ...

https://wildabouttrial.com/featured/accusers-confront-bill-cosby-and-they-arent-holding-back/

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Bill Cosby Scandal

Continuing coverage of sexual assault allegations against the legendary comedian

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/bill-cosby-scandal

 

[MsFacetious]

I'm still confused on the legalities of uncharged/unproven prior bad acts coming in.
I could understand if he settled with all of them, but why are these specific women allowed to testify?
Legally it seems like something that could easily be overturned on appeal unless I'm missing something.

 

[Niner]

I too don't understand it MsFaceitous. Usually those types of things are not allowed... :dunno:

 

[Niner]

Friday, April 13th:
*Trial continues (Day 5) (@ 9am ET) - PA - Andrea Constand (31 at the time) (Dec. 2003-Jan. 2004) - Bill Cosby (65 at time of crime/now 80) accused of 3 counts of aggravated indecent assault charges. Pled not guilty; free on bail. Mistrial in June, 2017.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

I'm still confused on the legalities of uncharged/unproven prior bad acts coming in.
I could understand if he settled with all of them, but why are these specific women allowed to testify?
Legally it seems like something that could easily be overturned on appeal unless I'm missing something.

I agree there seems like there’s a risk of losing the case on appeal. I think the judge allowed it because it shows such a consistent pattern for an extended period of time. Agree it’s risky, tho.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Supermodel testifies that Cosby encounter left her angry and in shock
Janice Dickinson says: “I was seated at the edge of the bed. He smelled like cigars and espresso. I couldn’t move."

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Supermodel Janice Dickinson took the stand Thursday in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial and testified that he drugged and sexually assaulted her more than 30 years ago in Lake Tahoe, an encounter that left her angry and in shock.

“I wanted to punch him in the face,” she said. "I felt disgusted, humiliated, ashamed."

Dickinson, 63, said she met Cosby in 1982 when she was 27. He invited her to see him in a show in Lake Tahoe and then to dinner. She said she began having menstrual cramps and he offered her a blue pill that he said would help her with the pain...

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/b...-cosby-encounter-left-her-angry-shock-n865631

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Constand to confront Cosby after women take aim
Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

Norristown, Pa. – Bill Cosby’s chief accuser is set to take the witness stand on Friday at his sexual assault retrial, making for a climactic courtroom showdown after five other women told jurors that the man once revered as “America’s Dad” is a serial rapist who harmed them too.

Andrea Constand’s appearance is her second chance to confront Cosby in court, since his first trial ended without a verdict. This time, though, she’s facing a defense team intent on portraying her as a “con artist” who framed him for money.

Constand, who turned 45 on Wednesday, says Cosby drugged and molested her at his suburban Philadelphia mansion in January 2004, when she was a women’s basketball administrator at his alma mater, Temple University...

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/13/bill-cosby-sex-assault-trial/33795419/

 

[Jax49]

[h=1]Andrea Constand testifies in Bill Cosby assault retrial: 'I couldn't fight him off'[/h]https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/13/us/bill-cosby-trial-andrea-constand/index.html

Andrea Constand, the key witness in Bill Cosby's retrial on indecent assault charges, testified Friday that she drank wine and took three blue pills at Cosby's urging in January 2004, then lost consciousness and, sometime later, was "jolted awake" to find the entertainer sexually assaulting her.