Bill Cosby has a new start date for his sexual assault retrial. Judge Steven O'Neill granted the comedian and his new legal representatives' request to postpone the trial in order to have more time to prepare. The tentative start date was pushed back until mid-March or early April of 2018, months after the retrial was set to begin on Nov. 6 of this year. "To ask someone to review the voluminous record over 18 months—now 20 months in this case—simply cannot be done," O'Neill said from the bench during today's pre-trial hearing in Norristown, Penn. Cosby's first trial ended in a mistrial after the jury announced it was deadlocked and unable to reach a verdict...
- 8/22/2017
- E! Online
In another setback for the prosecution in Bill Cosby's criminal trial for the 2004 rape of Andrea Constand, a Pennsylvania judge today agreed to release the names of the jury in the case that ended in a mistrial June 17. "The request for names of the jurors is Granted and a list of the same shall be provided to the Court Administrator for distribution, following contact by the Court," said an order by Judge Steven O'Neill on Wednesday (read it here). The move by the…...
- 6/21/2017
- Deadline TV
On Saturday, Judge Steven T. O'Neill declared a mistrial in the criminal court case against Bill Cosby after jurors said they were deadlocked after five days of deliberations.
The Montgomery County District Attorney's office said it will immediately retry the case. Cosby remains free on bail, according to CBSNews.
Photo: Bill Cosby's Wife Camille Shows Up to Court for First Time, Defense Rests After Calling Up One Witness
Following the news, Cosby's wife, Camille Cosby, released the following statement to Et:
How do I describe the District Attorney? Heinously and exploitively ambitious. How do I describe the judge? Overtly and arrogantly collaborating with the District Attorney. How do I describe the counsels for the accusers? Totally unethical. How do I describe many, but not all, general media? Blatantly vicious entities that continually disseminated intentional omissions of truths for the primary purpose of greedily selling sensationalism at the expense of a human life.
Historically, people...
The Montgomery County District Attorney's office said it will immediately retry the case. Cosby remains free on bail, according to CBSNews.
Photo: Bill Cosby's Wife Camille Shows Up to Court for First Time, Defense Rests After Calling Up One Witness
Following the news, Cosby's wife, Camille Cosby, released the following statement to Et:
How do I describe the District Attorney? Heinously and exploitively ambitious. How do I describe the judge? Overtly and arrogantly collaborating with the District Attorney. How do I describe the counsels for the accusers? Totally unethical. How do I describe many, but not all, general media? Blatantly vicious entities that continually disseminated intentional omissions of truths for the primary purpose of greedily selling sensationalism at the expense of a human life.
Historically, people...
- 6/17/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
(Updated With D.A. Announcement) A mistrial has been declared today in Bill Cosby's criminal trial for the 2004 rape of Andrea Constand. The decision has for now spared the once-beloved actor from a potential decade behind bars, and comes at the end of over 50 hours of deliberation by the jury in Norristown, Pa, which first went to Judge Steven O'Neill on June 15 to say it was deadlocked – at that time he told them to “try again,” which they’ve done for the past two…...
- 6/17/2017
- Deadline TV
After a fifth day of deliberations in Bill Cosby's Pennsylvania criminal trial over the alleged 2004 rape of Andrea Constand, the jury has adjourned for another night without reaching a verdict. Passing more than 50 hours of consideration of the case, the jury of seven men and five women will be back in the Norristown, Pa courthouse Saturday to resume deliberations. On Friday, the jury continued to ask Judge Steven O'Neill for questions and clarification in the case, in…...
- 6/17/2017
- Deadline TV
CBS News -- After 30 hours of deliberation in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial, the jury announced late Thursday morning that they were deadlocked. The judge in the case told them to keep deliberating.
The sequestered jury has been deliberating since getting the case Monday, pausing a half-dozen times to revisit key evidence, including Cosby's decade-old admissions that he fondled Constand after giving her pills.
The 79-year-old star arrived at the courthouse Thursday morning for the start of yet another day of jury talks. The panel has given no indication that it's deadlocked.
More: Bill Cosby's Accusers: A Timeline of Alleged Sexual Assault Claims
Judge Steven O'Neill has seemed vexed at times as the court staff struggled to answer the jury's requests. One batch of requested testimony hadn't even been transcribed yet.
But when jurors asked to stop for the day Wednesday night, O'Neill was effusive with praise — encouraging their diligence as they weigh charges...
The sequestered jury has been deliberating since getting the case Monday, pausing a half-dozen times to revisit key evidence, including Cosby's decade-old admissions that he fondled Constand after giving her pills.
The 79-year-old star arrived at the courthouse Thursday morning for the start of yet another day of jury talks. The panel has given no indication that it's deadlocked.
More: Bill Cosby's Accusers: A Timeline of Alleged Sexual Assault Claims
Judge Steven O'Neill has seemed vexed at times as the court staff struggled to answer the jury's requests. One batch of requested testimony hadn't even been transcribed yet.
But when jurors asked to stop for the day Wednesday night, O'Neill was effusive with praise — encouraging their diligence as they weigh charges...
- 6/15/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Update, 1:33 Pm with more details: Week 1 of Bill Cosby's criminal trial for the 2004 rape of Andrea Constand concluded with prosecutors from the Montgomery County District Attorney's office formally resting their case before Judge Steven O'Neill and the jury in the Norristown, Pa courtroom. After a morning in which Cosby’s defense lawyers attempted and failed to get the case tossed in a mistrial, and defense attorney Brian McMonagle aggressively questioning the…...
- 6/9/2017
- Deadline TV
(Updated with more from morning session) "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, questions of consul are not evidence," a clearly annoyed Judge Steven O'Neill today told the seven men and five women who will decide the fate of Bill Cosby in the actor's trial for the alleged 2004 rape of Andrea Constand. Unlike the often-freewheeling opening day of the criminal case Monday where he often seemed a side player, the Pennsylvania state judge was far less patient early Tuesday with…...
- 6/6/2017
- Deadline TV
Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial began on Monday at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, where the 79-year-old actor is standing trial on three counts of aggravated indecent assault.
Cosby is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand in January 2004 at his mansion in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges, and has repeatedly denied similar claims from other women. Aggravated indecent assault carries a potential maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
On Monday morning, assistant District Attorney Kristen Feden presented the prosecution's opening statements to presiding judge Steven O'Neill, in which she stressed that the case is about "trust, betrayal and the inability to consent."
"When you think whether or not he knew what effect those pills would have on Andrea, I would submit that he did," Feden stated. She went on to present the possibility that the...
Cosby is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand in January 2004 at his mansion in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges, and has repeatedly denied similar claims from other women. Aggravated indecent assault carries a potential maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
On Monday morning, assistant District Attorney Kristen Feden presented the prosecution's opening statements to presiding judge Steven O'Neill, in which she stressed that the case is about "trust, betrayal and the inability to consent."
"When you think whether or not he knew what effect those pills would have on Andrea, I would submit that he did," Feden stated. She went on to present the possibility that the...
- 6/6/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Updated with afternoon session: After breaking down on the stand earlier in the day as the first witness in Bill Cosby’s rape trial in Pennsylvania, things got more uncomfortable for former William Morris assistant Kelly Johnson this afternoon when she was questioned harshly by Cosby's lead lawyer. In fact, with shades of the judicial fracturing that emerged in the O.J. Simpson trial, things also got tense between Judge Steven O'Neill, Montgomery County Deputy D.A…...
- 6/5/2017
- Deadline TV
A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that damaging testimony Bill Cosby gave in an accuser's lawsuit can be used at his criminal sex assault trial.
The defense had insisted that Cosby only testified after being promised he wouldn't be charged in the Andrea Constand case.
Watch: A Timeline of Bill Cosby's Alleged Sexual Assault Claims
Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill concluded Monday that Cosby never had a promise from prosecutors that he could never be charged.
The 79-year-old Cosby acknowledged in the 2006 deposition that he had given young women drugs or alcohol before sexual encounters. He called them consensual, but many of the women say they were drugged and molested.
The ruling on the deposition is one of two key pretrial issues. The judge must also decide if prosecutors can call 13 other accusers.
Watch: Holly Madison Talks Bill Cosby-Hugh Hefner Lawsuit
The release of the deposition testimony last year prompted prosecutors to reopen Constand's 2005 criminal...
The defense had insisted that Cosby only testified after being promised he wouldn't be charged in the Andrea Constand case.
Watch: A Timeline of Bill Cosby's Alleged Sexual Assault Claims
Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill concluded Monday that Cosby never had a promise from prosecutors that he could never be charged.
The 79-year-old Cosby acknowledged in the 2006 deposition that he had given young women drugs or alcohol before sexual encounters. He called them consensual, but many of the women say they were drugged and molested.
The ruling on the deposition is one of two key pretrial issues. The judge must also decide if prosecutors can call 13 other accusers.
Watch: Holly Madison Talks Bill Cosby-Hugh Hefner Lawsuit
The release of the deposition testimony last year prompted prosecutors to reopen Constand's 2005 criminal...
- 12/5/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele Tuesday filed a "weighty" motion asking a Pennsylvania judge to allow 13 other alleged victims of Bill Cosby to testify at his criminal trial. "Since the victim disclosed this drug-facilitated assault to the police, other women, suffering nearly identical trauma at the hands of the defendant came forward," the motion said. "During the course of this case, the Commonwealth investigated nearly 50 women allegedly victimized by defendant," the motion states. "What became clear was that the defendant has engaged, over the course of his lifetime, in a pattern of serial sexual abuse." The 68-page motion then...
- 9/6/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- PEOPLE.com
Entertainer Bill Cosby arrived in court 30 minutes early to a 1 p.m. Tuesday hearing in Norristown, Pennsylvania on some key issues in the lone criminal case against him.
Both the prosecution and defense have filed dueling motions in recent weeks, arguing whether two pieces of evidience should or shouldn't be allowed at trial:
The first are the depositions Cosby gave in 2005 and 2006 for Andrea Constand's long-settled civil suit against him, in which he admitted to giving Quaaludes to women he wanted to have sex with. The second is the recording of a January 2005 phone call between Cosby, Andrea and her mother,...
Both the prosecution and defense have filed dueling motions in recent weeks, arguing whether two pieces of evidience should or shouldn't be allowed at trial:
The first are the depositions Cosby gave in 2005 and 2006 for Andrea Constand's long-settled civil suit against him, in which he admitted to giving Quaaludes to women he wanted to have sex with. The second is the recording of a January 2005 phone call between Cosby, Andrea and her mother,...
- 9/6/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- People.com - TV Watch
Entertainer Bill Cosby is once again trying to get a court to compel accuser Andrea Constand to testify in person at a preliminary hearing prior to his sexual assault trial. On Wednesday, his attorneys filed a notice of appeal to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. "The violation of Mr. Cosby's [d]ue
rocess right to confrontation at a preliminary hearing is an issue that is far too important to be denied review," his attorneys wrote. "The issue in this case is one of paramount importance to the future of Pennsylvania's criminal justice system." On May 24, Cosby, now 79, was held for...
rocess right to confrontation at a preliminary hearing is an issue that is far too important to be denied review," his attorneys wrote. "The issue in this case is one of paramount importance to the future of Pennsylvania's criminal justice system." On May 24, Cosby, now 79, was held for...
- 7/20/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeeegan
- PEOPLE.com
Entertainer Bill Cosby is once again trying to get a court to compel accuser Andrea Constand to testify in person at a preliminary hearing prior to his sexual assault trial. On Wednesday, his attorneys filed a notice of appeal to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. "The violation of Mr. Cosby's [d]ue
rocess right to confrontation at a preliminary hearing is an issue that is far too important to be denied review," his attorneys wrote. "The issue in this case is one of paramount importance to the future of Pennsylvania's criminal justice system." On May 24, Cosby, now 79, was held for...
rocess right to confrontation at a preliminary hearing is an issue that is far too important to be denied review," his attorneys wrote. "The issue in this case is one of paramount importance to the future of Pennsylvania's criminal justice system." On May 24, Cosby, now 79, was held for...
- 7/20/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeeegan
- PEOPLE.com
Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill refused to dismiss the criminal case against Bill Cosby Thursday, ruling he does not have the right to confront his accuser at a preliminary hearing.
Cosby, 78, – who was back in court on Thursday – is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting Andrew Constand, now 43, at his Elkins Park, Pennsylvania mansion in January 2004.
The case was held for trial after a May 24 prelminary hearing, but Cosby's attorneys were challenging the outcome because Constand did not testify. Instead, a detective read a statement she gave to authorities on Jan.
Cosby, 78, – who was back in court on Thursday – is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting Andrew Constand, now 43, at his Elkins Park, Pennsylvania mansion in January 2004.
The case was held for trial after a May 24 prelminary hearing, but Cosby's attorneys were challenging the outcome because Constand did not testify. Instead, a detective read a statement she gave to authorities on Jan.
- 7/7/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- People.com - TV Watch
Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill refused to dismiss the criminal case against Bill Cosby Thursday, ruling he does not have the right to confront his accuser at a preliminary hearing. Cosby, 78, - who was back in court on Thursday - is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting Andrew Constand, now 43, at his Elkins Park, Pennsylvania mansion in January 2004. The case was held for trial after a May 24 prelminary hearing, but Cosby's attorneys were challenging the outcome because Constand did not testify. Instead, a detective read a statement she gave to authorities on Jan.
- 7/7/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- PEOPLE.com
Bill Cosby waved to onlookers before arriving in court shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday in his latest attempt to get a sexual assault charges against him dismissed.
Immediately after Cosby arrived, attorneys on both sides were quickly ushered into a private room for a closed-door meeting with Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill to decide how to proceed with the hearing.
At his May 24 preliminary hearing for his upcoming criminal trial, Cosby's attorneys took issue with the fact that alleged victim Andrea Constand was not present to testify in person.
Instead, a detective read a statement Constand gave to authorities on Jan.
Immediately after Cosby arrived, attorneys on both sides were quickly ushered into a private room for a closed-door meeting with Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill to decide how to proceed with the hearing.
At his May 24 preliminary hearing for his upcoming criminal trial, Cosby's attorneys took issue with the fact that alleged victim Andrea Constand was not present to testify in person.
Instead, a detective read a statement Constand gave to authorities on Jan.
- 7/7/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- People.com - TV Watch
Bill Cosby will stand trial for the alleged 2004 drugging and sexual assault of Andrea Constand, a judge ruled on Tuesday at a preliminary hearing.
Cosby appeared in court despite strenuous efforts by his attorneys to get criminal charges against him dismissed.
Cosby smiled and waved as he entered the courthouse. He briefly stumbled while walking to the courtroom. The hearing got underway around 9:40 a.m with testimony by former Montgomery County Detective Katharine Hart, who read from the statement she took from Constand in January 2005 alleging Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her.
Cosby is facing three counts of aggravated indecent assault,...
Cosby appeared in court despite strenuous efforts by his attorneys to get criminal charges against him dismissed.
Cosby smiled and waved as he entered the courthouse. He briefly stumbled while walking to the courtroom. The hearing got underway around 9:40 a.m with testimony by former Montgomery County Detective Katharine Hart, who read from the statement she took from Constand in January 2005 alleging Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her.
Cosby is facing three counts of aggravated indecent assault,...
- 5/24/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseegan
- People.com - TV Watch
After strenuous efforts by his attorneys to get criminal charges against him dismissed, entertainer Bill Cosby heads to criminal court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing on accusations of drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple employee Andrea Constand in 2004. He is facing three counts of aggravated indecent assault, each of which carry a prison sentence of up to ten years. It is unlikely Constand will testify Tuesday. A detective can read her statement to authorities instead. Both sides were keeping mum about what's expected to happen at the hearing. Prosecutors only have to make a so-called prima facie case to send the case to trial.
- 5/24/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseegan
- PEOPLE.com
On Monday, the Pennsylvania Superior Court refused to hear entertainer Bill Cosby's request to dismiss the criminal case against him and lifted the temporary stay on the criminal case, paving the way for his trial for the alleged sexual assault of former Temple University employee Andrea Constand.
"We are ready for that [preliminary] hearing and look forward to the Court setting a date so we can present our case," Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said in a statement.
Cosby's representatives had no immediate comment.
Cosby, 78, is charged with aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting Constand,...
"We are ready for that [preliminary] hearing and look forward to the Court setting a date so we can present our case," Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said in a statement.
Cosby's representatives had no immediate comment.
Cosby, 78, is charged with aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting Constand,...
- 4/25/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- People.com - TV Watch
On Monday, the Pennsylvania Superior Court refused to hear entertainer Bill Cosby's request to dismiss the criminal case against him and lifted the temporary stay on the criminal case, paving the way for his trial for the alleged sexual assault of former Temple University employee Andrea Constand. "We are ready for that [preliminary] hearing and look forward to the Court setting a date so we can present our case," Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said in a statement. Cosby's representatives had no immediate comment. Cosby, 78, is charged with aggravated indecent assault for against Constand, now 43, at his Elkins Park,...
- 4/25/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- PEOPLE.com
On Monday, the Pennsylvania Superior Court refused to hear entertainer Bill Cosby's request to dismiss the criminal case against him and lifted the temporary stay on the criminal case, paving the way for his trial for the alleged sexual assault of former Temple University employee Andrea Constand. "We are ready for that [preliminary] hearing and look forward to the Court setting a date so we can present our case," Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said in a statement. Cosby's representatives had no immediate comment. Cosby, 78, is charged with aggravated indecent assault for against Constand, now 43, at his Elkins Park,...
- 4/25/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- PEOPLE.com
Camille Cosby can be deposed for a second time as part of a defamation lawsuit filed by seven women against her husband, Bill Cosby, a federal judge ruled Tuesday after a 90-minute hearing in a Worcester, Massachusetts courtroom.
The second deposition will take place on April 19 in Boston. The first deposition took place on February 22 in Springfield, Massachusetts and lasted a full day.
Camille's lawyers had filed a motion asking the judge to cancel the second deposition or limit the questions attorney Joseph Cammarata can ask, saying he asked "offensive" questions about her sexual relations with her husband, her politics...
The second deposition will take place on April 19 in Boston. The first deposition took place on February 22 in Springfield, Massachusetts and lasted a full day.
Camille's lawyers had filed a motion asking the judge to cancel the second deposition or limit the questions attorney Joseph Cammarata can ask, saying he asked "offensive" questions about her sexual relations with her husband, her politics...
- 4/12/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan and Diane Herbst
- People.com - TV Watch
Camille Cosby can be deposed for a second time as part of a defamation lawsuit filed by seven women against her husband, Bill Cosby, a federal judge ruled Tuesday after a 90-minute hearing in a Worcester, Massachusetts courtroom. The second deposition will take place on April 19 in Boston. The first deposition took place on February 22 in Springfield, Massachusetts and lasted a full day. Camille's lawyers had filed a motion asking the judge to cancel the second deposition or limit the questions attorney Joseph Cammarata can ask, saying he asked "offensive" questions about her sexual relations with her husband, her politics...
- 4/12/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan and Diane Herbst
- PEOPLE.com
Camille Cosby can be deposed for a second time as part of a defamation lawsuit filed by seven women against her husband, Bill Cosby, a federal judge ruled Tuesday after a 90-minute hearing in a Worcester, Massachusetts courtroom. The second deposition will take place on April 19 in Boston. The first deposition took place on February 22 in Springfield, Massachusetts and lasted a full day. Camille's lawyers had filed a motion asking the judge to cancel the second deposition or limit the questions attorney Joseph Cammarata can ask, saying he asked "offensive" questions about her sexual relations with her husband, her politics...
- 4/12/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan and Diane Herbst
- PEOPLE.com
Four days after trying to put the brakes on criminal charges and a sexual assault case against him in Pennsylvania, Bill Cosby today got a curt answer from the judge overseeing the matter. "It is hereby ordered and decreed that the motion is denied, " wrote Judge Steven O'Neill on Tuesday (read it here). On February 12, Cosby and his lawyers filed a direct appeal to the state's Superior Court to appeal O'Neill's ruling February 3 that the case involving a trio of felony se…...
- 2/17/2016
- Deadline TV
3rd Update, 2:56 Pm: As expected, Bill Cosby’s pre-trial hearing in Norristown, Pa is going to a second day. As lawyers for The Cosby Show actor try to have the recently filed criminal charges stemming from a 2004 alleged sexual assault dismissed, Judge Steven O'Neill announced proceedings would end today at 5:30 Pm Et. With Cosby once again expected in the courtroom, they are set to resume on Wednesday at 9:30 Am Et. Take a look at today’s proceedings and events below if…...
- 2/2/2016
- Deadline TV
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