Author: Maryclaire Dale
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Cosby prosecutor asks for 5 to 10 years in prison (copy)
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NORRISTOWN, Pa. • Prosecutors on Monday asked a judge to sentence Bill Cosby to five to 10 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman, while his lawyer argued that the 81-year-old comedian is too old and frail to serve time behind bars. “What does an 81-year-old man do in prison?” defense attorney…
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Papers reveals grisly confession in 4 Pennsylvania slayings
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — A pot dealer gave police a grisly account of killing four men on his family’s Pennsylvania farm, saying he crushed one of them with a backhoe after shooting him and tried to set three of the bodies on fire in the same metal bin, according to court papers filed Friday. Twenty-year-old Cosmo…
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Digging resumes at site where remains found in search for 4
Police on Thursday returned to a large Pennsylvania farm to resume digging and sifting through a deep common grave where multiple remains were discovered, including one identified as one of four men missing since last week. The prosecutor also issued a fresh appeal for more help from the public in trying to solve the case.…
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Cosby judge declares mistrial as jury deadlocks again
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Bill Cosby’s trial on sexual assault charges ended in a mistrial Saturday after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision in a case that nevertheless helped destroy the 79-year-old comedian’s image as “America’s Dad.” Prosecutors vowed to try again, declaring the woman who accuses Cosby of drugging and molesting her at his…
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At impasse, Bill Cosby jury tests patience of judge, defense
NORRISTOWN, Pa.— The jury in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case ended a fifth day of deliberations Friday without reaching a verdict, testing the patience of defense lawyers and even the judge as it struggled to break a deadlock by making repeated runs through testimony given by the TV star, his accuser and others. With deliberations…
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Jury in Bill Cosby case drills down on deposition testimony
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — The jury in the Bill Cosby sexual assault case drilled down Tuesday on what the TV star said happened inside his suburban Philadelphia home and how he characterized his relationship with the accuser as it weighs charges that could send him to prison for the rest of his life. Jurors began their…
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Race, gender, fame all issues as Cosby jury selection starts
PHILADELPHIA — Thirteen years after a Temple University basketball team manager went to famous alumnus Bill Cosby’s nearby home for career advice, her complaint that Cosby drugged and molested her that night will soon be a task for a Pennsylvania jury. Lawyers this week hope to find a dozen jurors and six alternates willing to…
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Cosby lawyers say comedian is too blind to defend himself
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Bill Cosby’s eyesight has deteriorated to the point where he cannot identify his accusers in photographs or otherwise help with his defense, his lawyers said Wednesday as they waged a multipronged effort to get the sexual assault case against the 79-year-old comedian thrown out. His attorneys also portrayed Cosby as a political…
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Ex-NFL player sues insurer for denying concussion claim
A former Carolina Panthers player who received what the NFL deemed a career-ending concussion has sued Lloyd’s of London for denying a $1 million insurance policy. The lawsuit filed this week in North Carolina could become a test case for insurers dealing with the fallout from sports concussions and head trauma claims. The NFL has…
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Judge: Cosby’s accuser doesn’t have to testify before trial
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — A judge on Thursday denied Bill Cosby’s bid to force his sex-assault accuser to testify before trial, ruling prosecutors worked within the law by using police statements as a stand-in for her at his preliminary hearing. Cosby’s lawyers argued they should’ve been allowed to cross-examine accuser Andrea Constand at the May 24…