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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.
An attorney representing former students of St. George's School who allege they were sexually abused by students and staff says more victims are coming forward. Linda So reports.
"I'm grateful that Robert Sylvester Kelly is away and will stay away and will not be able to harm anyone else", says Lizzette Martinez, a victim of R. Kelly after the disgraced R&B singer was sentenced to 30 years in prison for leading a decades-long effort to recruit and trap teenagers and women for sex. SOUNDBITE
Bishops of the Catholic Church gather in Lourdes for their annual meeting, one month after a devastating report by an independent commission on widespread child sex abuse within the insitution. IMAGES
New York (US), 13 Feb, EFE, (Camera: Jorge Fuentelsaz Franganillo).- Film producer Harvey Weinstein returned to the trial for sexual abuse in New York today, after Wednesday's recess. Weinstein is accused of five sexual crimes and faces a possible life sentence if found guilty.FOOTAGE OF COURT ARRIVAL OF FILM PRODUCER HARVEY WEINSTEIN.
Fallen movie producer Harvey Weinstein exits court during a lunch break, on the second day of his his high-profile trial on charges of predatory sexual assault. The judge rejected a request by his defense that jury selection, due to start today, be postponed because of the two separate sex crime charges filed in Los Angeles yesterday. IMAGES
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