Yet Cosby insisted she “lift up her tongue,” and then pressured her to swallow the pill. “I thought I would hold the pill under my tongue and then go to the restroom to spit it out,” Johnson said on June 5. Jurors also heard testimony from another accuser, Kelly Johnson, who alleges Cosby forced her to take a “large white pill” in a Bel Air bungalow in 1996.
The assault occurred after “America’s Dad” offered the then-31-year-old three unidentified pills to help her “relax.” Cosby now claims they were Benadryl, though that night - when Constand asked if they were “herbal” - nodded yes, she said.Ĭonstand said the married comedian had touched her on two previous occasions - once putting his hand on her thigh, and another time unbuttoning her pants and making for her zipper before she leaned forward to stop him.Ĭosby’s defense team attempted to convince the jury Cosby and Constand had been involved in an ongoing, consensual sexual relationship–which included various trysts and cuddling at the Foxwoods Casino. “I wasn’t able to,” Constand said, adding her body was “limp” and she couldn’t move her limbs.
“Did you ask him to stop?” asked Montgomery County prosecutor Kristen Feden. And I felt him take my hand, place it on his penis and move it back and forth.” “I felt his hand inside my vagina, moving in and out. Cosby’s hand groping my breasts, under my shirt,” she recalled. “I was jolted conscious, jolted awake, and I felt Mr.
The retrial could take place within 120 days, but that time frame could be extended, according to the DA’s office. The mistrial follows a whirlwind six-day trial, in which Constand took the stand and, in graphic detail, described the night in question. The various counts pertain to Cosby “administering the intoxicant,” Constand’s unconscious state, and her “lack of consent.” The bombshell determination comes after the jury informed O’Neill Thursday they were deadlocked on all three counts of aggravated indecent assault. He later praised their efforts, telling them,”You should be proud of the job you have performed.”
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The jurors, chosen from Allegheny County, have been sequestered for the duration of the trial in Montgomery County, nearly 300 miles away.Ĭosby sat stone-faced as the jury was brought back into the courtroom Saturday, and looked down, scowling as O’Neill declared a mistrial in the case, while Constand held her head high.īefore declaring the mistrial, O’Neill had questioned each of the jurors in turn, asking, “Do you agree that there is a hopeless deadlock that cannot be resolved by further deliberations?” But remember, if you speak up, you could be chilling the justice system,” O’Neill cautioned the jurors, warning them not to speak publicly about their deliberations. “I don’t know what the commonwealth’s reaction will be. Prosecutors quickly said they will retry Cosby, prompting gasps from the courtroom.Ĭosby faced up to 30 years – or 10 years on each count – if convicted. He was accused of drugging and molesting former Temple University basketball manager Andrea Constand at his home in 2004. This is the justice system, it does not matter what the justice is.”Ĭosby, 79, faced up to 30 years in prison on three charges of aggravated indecent assault. “This jury is hopelessly deadlocked,” Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill said after questioning each juror in turn about the impasse, adding, “This is not a victory for anyone. It first announced they were deadlocked Thursday. The jury of seven men and five women deadlocked after about 52 hours of deliberations that began June 12. NORRISTOWN, Pa. - A judge declared a mistrial Saturday in Bill Cosby‘s sex assault trial after jurors failed to reach a verdict on the sixth day of deliberations.
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