Jury Selection Wraps Up In Bill Cosby's Sexual Assault Trial
Prosecutors and the defense wrapped up jury selection in the Bill Cosby sexual assault case Thursday, setting the stage for the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era.
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Prosecutors and the defense wrapped up jury selection in the Bill Cosby sexual assault case Thursday, setting the stage for the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era.
Twelve jurors have been selected in the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby.
A dozen people were invited back for individual questioning Wednesday as the prosecution and defense look to fill 11 remaining spots.
Judge Steven O'Neill ruled Tuesday that a woman who says his accuser was out for money can testify.
The juror indicated he had no knowledge of the case and wouldn't let what he's heard about the #MeToo movement influence his ability to be impartial.
Court officials say 187 people have been told to report. 120 of them will make up the initial panel of 12 jurors and six alternates.
He's accused of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his home in 2004.
The prosecution in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial case could potentially be dealt a big blow.
The defense first demanded Judge Steven O'Neill recuse himself last week.
Model Janice Dickinson is one of five additional accusers prosecutors plan to have testify at Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial.
People attending Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial won't be allowed in with T-shirts, flowers and other items that show support for one side or the other.
Bill Cosby's lawyers are asking the judge in his upcoming sexual assault retrial to step aside, arguing he could be seen as biased because his wife is a social worker who's described herself as an "advocate for assault victims."
Some of Cosby's accusers wore T-shirts and buttons with slogans like, "we stand in truth."
Judge Steven O'Neill issued an order Monday moving the start of jury selection to April 2.
Five alleged victims will be allowed to testify in the upcoming Bill Cosby retrial, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.
Bill Cosby was angrily yelled at on the way into court for day two of his pretrial hearing on Tuesday.
Bill Cosby was back in a Montgomery County courtroom on Monday as his defense team wants to stop some of his accusers from testifying at his sexual assault retrial.
Cosby's first trial ended in a mistrial with a hung jury last June.
Ensa Cosby passed away at the age of 44.
Prosecutors have asked to be allowed to present 19 additional accusers at trial under what's known as prior bad acts.
Bill Cosby's lawyers admitted Monday that they wrongly accused prosecutors in his criminal sexual-assault case of withholding evidence — an assertion seething prosecutors blasted as "outrageous and reckless."
The University of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that it will remove casino mogul Steve Wynn's name from a campus plaza and revoke honorary degrees given to him and comedian Bill Cosby in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against both men.
The comedian's defense team argues charges should be thrown out because prosecutors can't prove the alleged encounter happened within the statute of limitations.
Erykah Badu has come under scrutiny for an interview where she made comments on Bill Cosby and Adolf Hitler.
Cosby reminisced about his childhood, telling the crowd about how when he was 4 he grilled a relative about the impending birth of his brother.