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Added on the 04/02/2016 05:18:53 - Copyright : Reuters EN
Pennsylvania judge declines to toss Cosby sex assault case. John Russell reports.
Lawyers on both sides of the sexual assault case against comedian Bill Cosby react to a judge's ruling that rejected his lawyers arguments which said prosecutors had violated Cosby's rights by refusing to call his accuser at a preliminary hearing. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
US actor Kevin Spacey leaves the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York after he was found not liable in a sexual assault and battery case brought forward by the actor Anthony Rapp. IMAGES
Bill Cosby's lawyers will ask a Pennsylvania state judge to keep more than a dozen women who have accused him of sexual assault off the witness stand at his trial on charges of molesting a former basketball coach at his alma mater. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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.
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