Disgraced US entertainer Bill Cosby is being forced to hire a new legal team after a second top-flight attorney withdrew from his upcoming re-trial for sexual assault. After Brian McMonagle quit earlier this month, his…
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US judge sets Cosby sex assault trial for June 5
Disgraced US megastar Bill Cosby will go on trial June 5, 2017 accused of sexually assaulting a woman at his Philadelphia home more than a decade ago, a judge said Tuesday. The pioneering black comedian,…
Bill Cosby to stand trial for sex assault, judge rules
A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday ordered entertainer Bill Cosby to stand trial on sexual assault charges over allegations that he drugged and assaulted a woman in 2004. The ruling came after a preliminary hearing that Cosby,…
Cosby sex assault case to go ahead in Pennsylvania court
A Pennsylvania appeals court on Monday cleared the way for the first and only criminal case against Bill Cosby to proceed, rejecting the comedian’s attempt to have the charges thrown out. The state Superior Court…
Bill Cosby sexual assault case can proceed: US judge
Dozens of women have come forward to accuse the 78-year-old Cosby of abuse in allegations spanning four decades, but the vast majority have expired under statues of limitations. The megastar turned pariah spent two days…
Cosby demands US prosecutors drop sexual assault charge
Lawyers for Bill Cosby have demanded a Pennsylvania court drop the first criminal sexual assault charge filed against the disgraced comedian since dozens of women publicly accused him of abuse. His lawyers filed the petition…
US comedian Bill Cosby charged with sexual assault
US comedian Bill Cosby appeared in a Pennsylvania court on Wednesday to face a sexual assault charge over an incident that took place in 2004 — the first criminal charge filed against the actor after…
Bill Cosby sues seven sex assault accusers
Disgraced TV icon Bill Cosby, who allegedly used his celebrity over the years to sexually assault more than 50 women, has filed a defamation suit against seven of his accusers, his attorney said. The famed…
US judge refuses to throw out Cosby sexual assault suit
A California judge on Wednesday refused to throw out a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims comedian Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her when she was 15. Attorneys for the 78-year-old disgraced actor had sought…
Model files sexual assault suit against Bill Cosby
A 25-year-old model filed a lawsuit against disgraced US comedian Bill Cosby alleging he sexually assaulted her at the Playboy Mansion in 2008. According to the civil complaint by Chloe Goins, Cosby spiked her drink…