NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial (all times local): 12:35 p.m. Bill Cosby's chief accuser is thanking prosecutors for taking her case after a jury failed to agree on a verdict. Lawyers for Andrea Constand issued a statement on her behalf Saturday. It says the trial has "given a voice to the many victims who felt powerless and silenced." Constand accuses the 79-year-old entertainer of drugging and molesting her at his Philadelphia-area home in 2004. He says it was consensual. The judge declared a mistrial after jurors deadlocked on the charges after six days. Prosecutors say they plan to try Cosby again. Cosby will remain free on $1 million bail. ___...
↧
