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Jurors at a civil trial found that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975.
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Read More »Bill Cosby sexually abused teen in 1975, civil jury finds
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.
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Read More »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.
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Read More »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.
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Read More »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 ...
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Read More »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.
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Read More »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.
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Read More »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.
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Read More »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 ...
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Read More »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 ...
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