Has the #MeToo Movement Impacted the Second Bill Cosby Rape Case?
Bill Cosby’s attorneys argue that since his last trial for rape, it has become impossible for him to get a fair trial. This from The Daily Beast:
“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.
“The two sides met in court on March… (READ MORE)
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