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American stand-up comedian and actor Bill Cosby attended a pre-trial hearing at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, where the former actor faces three felony counts of aggravated indecent assault. Judge Steven O'Neill set the trial date at June 5, 2017. Prosecutors also decided to include the testimony of 13 out of 50 other women, who accuse the star of similar assaults. The 79-year old was charged in December with drugging and molesting Andrea Constand in 2004. Constand, a former Temple University employee, alleges that Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in his home in Cheltenham. Constand previously settled a civil case against Cosby for an undisclosed sum in 2006. Cosby and his legal team have denied the allegations, claiming the encounter was consensual. If convicted, Cosby could face up to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine. Cosby maintains his innocence.
Bill Cosby may have been rather quiet the last few months, but it turns out the actor was quietly pursuing a secret breach-of-contract lawsuit against the woman he allegedly assaulted in 2004.
Barcelona, Jul 18 (EFE) .- A 74-year-old neighbor of El Bruc (Barcelona) has been imprisoned as the alleged perpetrator of sexual assaults on eight minors committed in the 1990s. The victims' ages ranged between 5 and 12 years at the time the crimes were committed.The detainee, of Spanish nationality, took advantage of the relationship he had with the parents of the victims to have access to them, as reported Sunday by the Spanish authorities. SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF EL BRUC AND THE POLICE STATION OF THE AREA IN EL BRUC, BARCELONA, SPAIN.
Panama City, Feb 22 (EFE).- Protests in rejection of the abuses of minors by religious leaders continued Monday in Panama.The National Assembly's Commission for Women, Children, Youth and the Family is investigating a case of systemic abuse over the years of dozens of minors in state-run shelters.Protesters also condemned the Government of President Laurentino Cortizo and the late reaction, labeled as insubstantial by human rights activists and the opposition.More than 200 protesters gathered outside the headquarters of the Ministry of Labor, partially blocking an important road artery and demanding justice for the child victims and jail for those responsible for the abuses.(Camera: CARLOS LEMOS)SHOT LIST: PROTESTS IN PANAMA CITY SEEKING JUSTICE AGAINST RELIGIOUS LEADERS WHO ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ABUSED YOUNG GIRLS IN PANAMA.
Actor, comedian, and incarcerated sex felon Bill Cosby is to have another day in court. Newser reports the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear Bill Cosby's appeal of his felony sexual assault conviction on December 1, 2020. Once known as 'America's Dad,' the 83-year-old is serving a three- to 10-year prison term. While a lower appeals court had upheld his conviction, the state's high court agreed this year to review two key issues in the case. One involves the trial judge's decision to let prosecutors call five other accusers to testify about long-ago encounters with Cosby at his 2018 trial. Also at issue is whether the jury should have heard evidence that Cosby had given quaaludes to women in the past.
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