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  • Heated Up Debates Emanate In Relation To Who Posted Video Of Cosby Courtroom

    Heated Up Debates Emanate In Relation To Who Posted Video Of Cosby Courtroom

    On Friday, the Pennsylvania court officials outlined that they had launched an investigation that was to look into a video that surfaced on YouTube. The video as a matter of fact looked like it had been recorded from inside a courtroom when the different court officials were winding up in making their closing arguments in regards to Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial.

    The nearly two-hour film according to some top reliable sources was featuring an audio of Brian J. McMonagle, Cosby’s lawyer pitching to the jury. To this point, it has not yet been revealed who exactly produced it. However, the recording has been termed by a number of top lawyers as a major violation of Pennsylvania law prohibiting transmission, video recording in state courts and photography.

    The spokesman for the state court system, Jim Koval, while addressing a press conference recently gave a confirmation in regards to the investigation though he declined to give the much anticipated elaboration.

    According to Triblive.com, the video attained about 140 views before finally being taken off the social sharing site and that was on Thursday. The other thing was that it comprised of numerous photos that had been taken inside an annex courtroom with a screen where Cosby’s trial was broadcast live to persons that did not get seats in the courtroom. This room was filled with a lot of top journalist that had been credentialed to cover the trial.

    Several times throughout the renowned actor’s two-week trial, the adminstrators of the court are said to have yanked journalists, celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, who represents several Cosby accusers as well as members of the public from court for what they described as the violation of the decorum order. The administrators claimed that they had been using cellphones in the courtroom which was unacceptable as per the court’s regulations.

    After five days of carrying out deliberations, the jury of seven men and five women had not reached a common ground in relation to the case. It ended in a mistrial last Saturday though some Montgomery County prosecutors have sworn to retry Bill Cosby.

  • Bill Cosby to Educate Young Men and Women about Sexual Violence

    Bill Cosby to Educate Young Men and Women about Sexual Violence

    A few days after a judge declared a mistrial in the sexual assault case against actor and comedian, Bill Cosby, he announced he would be educating young men and woman in July on being charged with sexual misconduct. He would be holding town hall meetings to discuss how to avoid sexual violence accusations.

    His representative, Andrew Wratt, while making the announcement on a local news show in Alabama said “…this issue can affect any young person, especially young athletes of today and they need to know what they are facing when they are hanging out and partying.” Another representative, Ebonee Benson made similar comments.

    Bill who has over sixty accusations of sexual misconduct hanging over his head was declared a free man after the mistrial was granted in his case last Saturday in Cosby’s only criminal case. The complainant, Andrea Constand accused Cosby of drugging and molesting her in his mansion in Pennsylvania in 2004. The actor was charged early enough to beat the statute of limitation which is what has substantially prevented his other accusers of bring suit against him. He was charged with three counts of sexual assault which if convicted could have earned him up to 30 years behind bars. The judge had to declare a mistrial as the jury was said to be “hopelessly deadlocked”.

    While reacting to the news, Vice President of Rainn, an anti-sexual violence group advised Bill Cosby to focus his attention on advising young people on commenting sexual assault in the place of helping after the fact.

    It is unclear what Mr Cosby intentions are in holding these town hall meetings. He could be trying to genuinely repair his severely damaged public image or it could all be a publicity stunt. Either way it is clear that the jury is still out on how history would remember Cosby whether as a talented comedian or as a disgraced serial sexual assault perpetrator.

  • Bill Cosby Jury Still Deadlocked After Four Days of Deliberation

    Bill Cosby Jury Still Deadlocked After Four Days of Deliberation

    After the jury in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case admitted that it was deadlocked on all the three charges, it withdrew into their hotel for four days of deliberation. This came barely hours after the judge had directed the jurors to try and reach an outside-court solution. The jury will return on Friday for a fifth day deliberation.

    During the fourth deliberation, admitted that they are unable to get a solution on any of the charges. Cosby watched calmly as the jury which is white dominated with five women and seven men filled the courtroom. As of Thursday, the jury had been deliberating over the case for around 40 hours.

    A mistral request by the defense was turned down by the judge terming it inappropriately timed. In a response to the jury’s grim missive, the judge reminded the members that it is their responsibility to try and reach an agreement in some of the charges.

    The jury was selected last month and isolated during the trial period. The jury is deliberating on three accounts of assault charges against the entertainer. Cosby is looking at 10 year in jail for each charge if found guilty. Although the hung jury can initiate the possibility of a retrial, such an outcome would be a blessing to Cosby.

    As has always been the case during the trial, Cosby left the courtroom with his publicist, Andrew Wyatt and retreated into one of the courthouse rooms where he has been waiting during the entire deliberation process. While addressing the media, Wyatt said Cosby was feeling weary and exhausted but expressed optimism in the outcome.

    Cosby is facing accusations of assaulting Andrea Constand who was by then the operations manager for women’s basketball team at Temple University. Cosby was a member of the board of trustee and a major booster. He has denied all the charges and maintained that his relationship with the victim was romantic and consensual. The incident is said to have happened after Constand went to Cosby’s home located outside Philadelphia in 2004. There are many similarities in the events of that night as accounted by both parties. However Cosby maintains that it was consensual, an allegation that Constand has denied.

  • Bill Cosby Trial Ends With No Judgment

    Bill Cosby Trial Ends With No Judgment

    Bill Cosby trial on sexual assault has been going on for several days in the past week and by Tuesday, after long hours of deliberations; the jurors closed the case with no verdict. Cosby is accused of three counts of sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his home some 15 years ago in his home.

    Cosby is at risk of being convicted on three counts of drugging and sexually abusing Andrea Constand more than 13 years ago. The verdict on the 79-year-old well-known US entertainer could see the man be jailed for up to 10 years behind the bars together with a fine of $25,000 on each count of the assault.

    About 60 women have recorded statements accusing Cosby in the past for being a serial sexual abuser who allegedly drugged the victims with sedatives before assaulting them sexually for a span of more than 40 years in various states within the US.

    As Cosby’s trial for his alleged sexual assault of Constand comes close to an end, many people who have doubted the judgment are convinced that the entire ordeal is about the white Americans fighting the blacks.

    Many people have criticized Cosby’s case including Kanye West who tweeted recently that Cosby is innocent, and Tariq Nasheed who convinced his followers of Twitter that the allegations are more of a ‘white supremacy witch hunt’.

    Cosby has maintained that his sexual encounter with Constand was consensual. While most of his complainants are women of color, Constand is white. The narrative is that Cosby is a black man and yet he enjoyed sex with a huge number of white women, thus the unbelievable blowback on him.

    Though there have been incidences of racism and unfair accusations of the American whites against the blacks, the Cosby’s case is different and there could be more truth to the story. The comedian is a rich and renown black American who could afford the defense attorney to bail him out of the case. Cosby has even confessed committing the crime. Many women who accused him pointed to his fame and money as the core reasons why they didn’t bring out the matter earlier.

  • The Jury Expected To Make A Decision That Will Determine The Fate Of Bill Cosby

    The Jury Expected To Make A Decision That Will Determine The Fate Of Bill Cosby

    Bill Cosby is in more trouble after his words were used against him. This took place at the Montgomery County Courthouse situated in suburban Philadelphia. As expected, the celebrity’s controversy has sparked different reactions globally and a lot of people are eager to hear the final judgment.

    To the uttermost shock of everyone in court, the defense team only fielded one witness in the court hearing. The prosecution showed great determination to win the case. In making the closing arguments, prosecution majorly dwelt on a number of statements that Cosby made some 1o years back.

    The 79-year-old comedian continues to deny the allegations leveled against him. In defending himself, he said that it wasn’t true that he drugged and sexually assaulted Andrea Constand in 2004.

    Bitter consequences await the top comedian if prosecution succeeds to incriminate him. He would be facing the felony aggravated indecent assault. Cosby could serve a 10-year sentence and the fine could be about $25,000 for every count.

    One would have expected Cosby to give his stand in relation to the matter. Instead, his attorneys focused more on painting Constand in negative light. According to them, Constand was unreliable, troubled and above all a woman with great thirst to ruin the legends remarkable reputation. It sends out mixed signals considering that a number of other women have also showed up with similar accusations against Cosby. They say that the top entertainer raped them about four decades ago.

    In the afternoon court session, prosecution successfully brought out the glaring consistencies between both Constand and Cosby’s stories. However, this did not go as far as indicating the pills that Cosby administered that particular night that Constant claims to have been raped.

    Brian McMonagle, a defense attorney said that it wasn’t right for Constand to tell what he referred to as “a stone-cold lie.”He urged the court to see matters as they were. Constand was a “lover” in opposition to the perception she had managed to paint of herself as a victim.

    The acquittal of Cosby is unexpected to most of the people. In case it happens, it will paint a very bad image of Constand.

  • Expected Outcome From Bill Cosby’s Day 5 Trial

    Expected Outcome From Bill Cosby’s Day 5 Trial

    The sexual assault trial for Bill Cosby is coming to an end as the prosecution calms down. It would take about a day for the defense team to present its views on the trial. The attorney’s office from the Montgomery County district has already presented the case and this is expected to draw attention to Cosby’s acceptance of the testimony that he gave Quaaludes pills to women in exchange for sex.

    The accuser, in this case, Andrea Constand, testifies that Mr. Cosby drugged and assaulted her sexually at his house in the outskirts of Philadelphia in the year 2004. During the fifth trial, one of the expert witnesses is likely to testify that the complainant description looks like she felt as someone who had taken a strong substance the like of Quaalude pill.

    The Cosby’s defense team is likely to reveal that he only gave Constand Benadryl and the decision was to augment the sexual encounter and improve their romantic relationship. Cosby would likely not give his testimony on the same and it’s not clear what else the defense team is preparing to testify.

    Cosby has at one time admitted having enjoyed a sexual encounter with Constand when she was working at the Temple University for quite some time before she came out with the assault accusations. Cosby testified that Constand at some point wanted to tighten up her butt and acquire a better one and Cosby was more willing to help her.

    Cosby also gave evidence that Constand never at any point stopped him from touching her sexy boy and hence he continued to advance his moves on her. Constand only ordered him to stop which he complied fully. The relationship went on uninterrupted afterwards.

    On the fourth trial day, Cosby came with another comedian Joe Torry. The actor gave the lengthy explanation about the romance in his own understanding and at some point revealed that sometimes there is no formula on how to approach a woman for sex. It comes automatically and this could be the likely case for Cosby and Constand