Bill Cosby’s defence lawyers win key rulings from retrial judge

The judge in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial has given his legal defence a huge boost, ruling his lawyers can call a witness who says the accuser talked about framing a celebrity before she went to police in 2005 with allegations about the comedian. Judge Steven O'Neill also helped the defence case ...

Bill Cosby Jury to Hear Account That His Accuser Was Scheming

In a major victory for Bill Cosby, the judge in his sexual assault trial ruled Tuesday to admit testimony from a Temple University academic adviser who says that Mr. Cosby's central accuser, Andrea Constand, told her she could make money by falsely claiming that she had been molested by a prominent ...

Critical Evidence About Cosby Accuser Admitted for Retrial

Bill Cosby walks with his publicist Andrew Wyatt at Day 2 of jury selection in his sexual assault trial on April 2, 2018. (Pool photo via REUTERS/Brendan McDermid). NORRISTOWN, Pa. (CN) – A woman who says Bill Cosby's sexual assault accuser confided in her about a plan to fabricate such ...

Judge in Bill Cosby retrial gives defence two big victories

The judge in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial gave his legal defence a huge boost on Tuesday, ruling his lawyers could call a witness who said the accuser talked about framing a celebrity before she went to police in 2005 with allegations about the comedian. Judge Steven O'Neill also helped the ...

Cosby can call witness to undercut sex assault accuser, judge rules

HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - Defense lawyers at Bill Cosby's retrial on sexual assault charges can call a witness they say will undermine his accuser's credibility, a Pennsylvania judge said on Tuesday, reversing his ruling that barred the same witness from the first trial of the comedian once known as ...

Cosby can call witness to undercut sex assault accuser, judge rules

HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - Defense lawyers at Bill Cosby's retrial on sexual assault charges can call a witness they say will undermine his accuser's credibility, a Pennsylvania judge said on Tuesday, reversing his ruling that barred the same witness from the first trial of the comedian once known as ...