Bill Cosby sexually abused teen in 1975, civil jury finds
Jurors at a civil trial found that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975.
Cosby lawyer urges jurors to consider only proof from trial
A lawyer for Bill Cosby told jurors they need to look past years of public accusations against the actor and comedian and consider only the evidence.
Bill Cosby used safe spaces to sexually abuse teen girl, lawyer claims
Bill Cosby used friendly spaces to give 16-year-old Judy Huth a sense of safety before sexually abusing her, Huth's lawyer said in a civil trial.
Supreme Court won’t review decision that freed Bill Cosby
The U.S. Supreme Court announced without comment that it would not review Bill Cosby's sexual assault case, leaving him a free man.
Human Rights Campaign faces racial bias allegation
Welcome to Monday, the 118th anniversary of the Great Baltimore Fire. Here are some more news items. — Fired Human Rights Campaign president sues the group for alleged racial bias. — Tunisia’s president takes aim at nation’s judiciary. — Bill Cosby invokes the Fifth Amendment again. — Was Sarah Palin harmed by a New York […]
Cosby prosecutors urge Supreme Court to restore sexual assault conviction
Prosecutors urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction.
Artist sues newly freed Bill Cosby over 1990 hotel encounter
A prominent Bill Cosby accuser filed suit Thursday against the actor over a 1990 hotel room encounter in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Bill Cosby sexual assault conviction overturned by Pennsylvania court
Pennsylvania’s highest court threw out Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and opened the way for his immediate release from prison Wednesday, ruling that the prosecutor who brought the case was bound by his predecessor's agreement not to charge Cosby.
Bill Cosby sex assault verdict is upheld
Bill Cosby lost his bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction Tuesday, as an appeals court upheld the verdict in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. In its ruling, the Superior Court affirmed the right of prosecutors to call other accusers to bolster their case — the same issue fought over in movie […]
Prosecutors defending Cosby conviction point to a ‘signature’ crime
Prosecutors set to defend Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction in appeals court next month call the accusations from other women no coincidence, but “the culmination of a decades-long pattern of behavior.” Cosby, a long-beloved actor and comedian, was convicted in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. He turned 82 this month while serving […]
Cosby gets to 3 to 10 years for 2004 sex assault
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — His Hollywood career and good-guy image in ruins, Bill Cosby was led off to prison in handcuffs Tuesday at age 81, sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman. The punishment made him the first celebrity of the #MeToo era to be sent to prison […]
Cosby prosecutor asks for 5-10 years in prison
Prosecutors on Monday asked a judge to sentence Bill Cosby to five to 10 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman, while his lawyer argued that the 81-year-old comedian is too old and frail to serve time behind bars.