Judge Will Allow Five Women to Testify Bill Cosby Drugged and Raped Them

[DonViejo]

Source: The Daily Beast




In a huge win for prosecutors, multiple women will tell a jury how the comedian preyed on them. It could make the case against him stick during the retrial.

NICOLE WEISENSEE EGAN
03.15.18 3:17 PM ET

NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania—Five women who say Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted them may testify at his upcoming Pennsylvania trial, Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill ruled Thursday. The prosecution can decide which of the 19 accusers it wants to testify, O’Neill said in his order.

The ruling may determine the result of the retrial after a jury deadlocked in the initial Cosby trial where only one woman testified in addition to accuser Andrea Constand.

Cosby’s defense attorneys and the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office had no immediate comment.

Cosby, 80, is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting Constand, a former Temple University employee, at his Elkins Park, Pennsylvania mansion in January 2004. Last June, O’Neill declared a mistrial after jurors deliberated for 52 hours without being able to reach a verdict. His new trial is scheduled to begin Monday, April 2, with jury selection starting on March 29.

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[BigmanPigman]

1. YEAH!!!!!

Nail his ass for the rest of his like. Twenty years of doing this to women...I hope he gets no special treatment due to his age.

[cstanleytech]

2. I would not be cheering just yet because if he is convicted it could give him grounds for appeal

down the road.