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Seagram's heiress Clare Bronfman is heading to prison for her role in an abusive cult that turned women into sex slaves. Newser reports a judge sentenced Clare Bronfman to 81 months in prison and fined her $500,000 on Wednesday, on charges of racketeering and conspiracy. Bronfman brought young women into the US for the Nxivm cult and used part of her $210 million fortune to silence the group's enemies with legal action. Bronfman still publicly supports cult leader Keith Raniere, who was found guilty last year of charges including sex-trafficking and racketeering. I have made mistakes, I'm sorry for the time and resources I have taken from the court. Clare Bronfman
Scotland's former First minister Alex Salmond arrives at court in Edinburgh for the first day of his trial. The former SNP leader is accused of a string of sexual offences, including an attempted rape at his official residence in 2014. IMAGES
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.
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).
A Pennsylvania judge has rejected Bill Cosby's latest effort to have the sexual assault charges against him thrown out, ruling that the 78-year-old comedian must stand trial. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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