Bill cosby sexual assault claims
Bill Cosby settles defamation lawsuit brought by seven women
The settlement ends a court fight that predates the 81-year-old’s conviction a year ago for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand.
Cosby’s lawyers face a difficult burden in convincing an appellate court to second-guess Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill’s decision on Tuesday.
Cosby, who was found guilty in April, is the first celebrity to be convicted since the start of the #MeToo movement.
Cosby, who was found guilty in April, is the first celebrity to face a possible prison sentence since the start of the #MeToo movement.
Bill Cosby, once known as 'America’s Dad,' will be sentenced to what could be up to 10 years in prison this week for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004.
The Kennedy Centre joins several US universities that have revoked honorary degrees bestowed upon the 80-year-old 'The Cosby Show' star.
Once Cosby arrives behind bars, he will face an 'incarceration reception process' to determine his healthcare and psychological treatment needs.
Bill Cosby (80) faces up to 10 years in prison for each of the three counts of aggravated indecent assault of Andrea Constand, who is now 45.
In his first trial last year, 12 different jurors deliberated five and a half days before declaring themselves deadlocked.
Bill Cosby faces three counts of aggravated indecent assault of Andrea Constand, a former administrator of the Temple University women’s basketball team in January 2004.
The defence could call two final witnesses to testify before the arguments begin, wrapping up testimony that began on 9 April.
Cosby, 80, is on trial on charges of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand, a 45-year-old former friend and colleague, in 2004.
Cosby has denied wrongdoing, saying any sexual contact was consensual.
The 80-year-old entertainer is facing the same charges of sexually assaulting a friend in 2004 that he faced in a trial last year that ended with the jury unable to reach a verdict.
Cosby, 80, has said all of the encounters were consensual. If convicted of aggravated indecent assault, he could face up to 10 years in prison.
This time around, though the same judge and district attorney will be involved, five other accusers will be allowed to give evidence too.
The movement has also stirred a national dialogue about the way society treats people who step forward to tell stories of sexual abuse.
The 80-year-old comedian has been accused of a range of sexual misdeeds since 2015, which he denies.
The lawsuit revolved around a letter that an attorney for Cosby sent in 2014 as a wave of women was coming forward to accuse the comedian of sexual assault.