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Bill Cosby Civil Trial Jury Must Start Deliberations Over

After two days of deliberations in which they reached verdicts on nearly all of the questions put before them, jurors in a civil trial who were deciding on sexual abuse allegations against Bill Cosby will have to start from scratch on Monday. By the end of the court day Friday,…

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Bill Cosby civil trial jury must start deliberations over

After two days of deliberations, jurors in a civil trial deciding on sexual abuse allegations against Bill Cosby will have to start from scratch on Monday

The Independent UK

Closing statements begin in Bill Cosby assault trial

LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for Bill Cosby and Judy Huth delivered closing statements Wednesday in the latest sexual assault trial against the disgraced actor and comedian.

Los Angeles Times

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Lawyer: Cosby must be held responsible for sex abuse of teen

An attorney for a woman suing Bill Cosby told jurors they must hold him responsible for sexually abusing her at the Playboy Mansion when she was 16 years old in 1975

The Independent UK

Feds ask New York judge to sentence R. Kelly to more than 25 years in prison

Kelly is due to be sentenced in Brooklyn on June 29 and faces a potential life sentence. His attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, has asked the judge there to give him a sentence of less than 14 years behind bars.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cosby accuser challenged over timing of trauma, depression

An attorney for Bill Cosby challenged an accuser of the actor and comedian over her struggles with depression, suggesting they were clearly not spurred by Cosby sexually abusing her in 1975 when she was a teenager, as her lawsuit alleges

The Independent UK

Bill Cosby's civil trial accuser says he molested her at 16

Judy Huth recalled being distraught while describing an allegation that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her near a game room at the Playboy Mansion in 1975

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As Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial enters second week, Judy Huth takes the stand

Judy Huth, a California resident who has accused Bill Cosby of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager, took the stand Tuesday for the second day of her testimony in her civil case against the disgraced comedian.

Los Angeles Times

'Donkey Kong defense' arises at Bill Cosby sex abuse trial

A dispute over the arcade game Donkey Kong arose during the civil trial of Bill Cosby over allegations that he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975

The Independent UK

Woman Testifies Cosby Forcibly Kissed Her When She Was 14

A woman testified Friday that she was 14 when Bill Cosby took her into a trailer on a movie set in 1975, grabbed her so she couldn't move her arms, and kissed her. "I was struggling to get away," she said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Woman testifies Cosby forcibly kissed her when she was 14

A woman testified that she was 14 when Bill Cosby took her into a trailer on a movie set in 1975, grabbed her so she couldn’t move her arms, and kissed her

The Independent UK

Judy Huth’s sexual assault trial against Bill Cosby begins with opening statements

LOS ANGELES — The latest sexual assault trial against Bill Cosby began Wednesday with opening statements in Santa Monica.

Los Angeles Times

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R. Kelly’s sentencing in New York delayed ... again

A federal judge in New York on Friday granted a two-week delay in sentencing for R. Kelly after his lawyer said experts she’d hired had been unable to get access to the singer in the federal lockup in Brooklyn.

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Feud erupts between lawyers for R. Kelly, former worker Derrel McDavid

It all began earlier this month when Kelly lawyer Jennifer Bonjean asked U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber to delay the trial set for Aug. 1 of Kelly, McDavid and Milton “June” Brown, another former Kelly worker.

Chicago Tribune

As R. Kelly’s Chicago trial nears, things get testy between defendants

CHICAGO — With less than two months to go until ex-R&B superstar R. Kelly and two of his former associates go on trial in Chicago, the sparks are starting to fly.

The Independent UK

Bill Cosby lawyers cry foul as civil sex assault trial looms

With less than a week to go before a civil trial, Bill Cosby's lawyers are crying foul over a change in the story of a woman who alleges he sexually assaulted her at the Playboy Mansion

Chicago Tribune

R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago will kick off Aug. 1 after judge denies 3-month delay

CHICAGO — R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago is set to kick off in August after a judge on Tuesday denied a request to postpone it by three months.

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R. Kelly Chicago trial still set for Aug. 1; judge rejects motion to delay

Kelly’s new attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, said she needs more time to review documents in the case.

Chicago Sun-Times

With trial looming, R. Kelly’s attorney challenges Chicago charges

Kelly is already facing a potential life sentence in federal prison after a jury in Brooklyn convicted him of racketeering. His sentencing there is set for June 15. Though his attorney had hoped to delay Kelly’s sentencing until after his Chicago trial, the Brooklyn judge refused.

Chicago Tribune

Judge denies R. Kelly’s bid to delay sentencing on racketeering conviction in NY

A federal judge in New York has denied singer R. Kelly’s bid to delay sentencing for his racketeering conviction until after his trial on separate charges in Chicago in August.

Chicago Tribune

R. Kelly sentencing in New York postponed, but not for the reason his lawyer requested

CHICAGO — Sentencing for R&B star R. Kelly on his racketeering conviction in New York was postponed Tuesday, but the judge denied a request to wait until after his trial on federal charges in Chicago in August.

Chicago Tribune

Prosecutors in NYC defend R. Kelly racketeering conviction, say evidence was ‘overwhelming’

Federal prosecutors in New York filed more than 150 pages in legal briefs late Monday defending the Chicago-based singer R. Kelly’s conviction last year on racketeering charges, arguing the evidence of his sexual misdeeds was overwhelming and that jurors were properly vetted for any potential bias.

Chicago Tribune

Prosecutors in NYC defend R. Kelly racketeering conviction, say evidence was ‘overwhelming’

Chicago Tribune

R. Kelly attorney says New York prosecutors misused RICO statute, blasts defense team as incompetent and conflicted

CHICAGO — The new lawyer for Chicago-born R&B singer R. Kelly has asked a federal judge to overturn his conviction on racketeering charges in New York, saying prosecutors misused a federal statute meant to go after gang leaders and that Kelly’s ineffective lawyers failed to keep hopelessly biased jurors off…

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