NNPA NEWSWIRE — YC News reported that the host of unreleased emails could shed light on any unsavory dealings between Troiani and Steele, including information that would suggest that Constand admitted to lying about the Cosby assault. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — When viewed in its entirety, the 87-page civil disposition document is rich with consistent denials of wrongdoing by Cosby and explanations of events that were never reported by mass media, including that he and Andrea Constand had engaged in an ongoing consensual relationship, one which Cosby desperately hid from his wife of more than a half-century. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a new court filing seeking to win Cosby’s release from prison and overturn his conviction, Cosby’s lawyers, Brian W. Perry and Kristen L. Weisenberger, identified 11 of the most problematic rulings by O’Neill before and during the trial and at sentencing. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE EXCLUSIVE — “On the eve of this very important election day, these examples remind me of the dangers we faced during Mr. Nixon’s presidency. Both then and now, the American people have been dangerously close to being governed by a dictatorship…a dictatorship intent on serving its own greedy interests even when it results in eradicating the laws that protect humanity. […read more]
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — With Tuesday’s midterm elections carrying such import, particularly among African Americans and other minorities, Mrs. Cosby not only wanted to convey her thoughts about her husband’s plight, but she felt it critical and urgent that she reach out to voters – some of whom probably can relate to what she and her family are now going through. […read more]
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — When Judge Steven T. O’Neill ruled that former DA Bruce Castor couldn’t testify on behalf of Cosby because the judge claimed the former DA was “not credible,” Castor said he viewed that as an attempt to hurt him publicly and it was a measure of political and professional payback. […read more]
SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — OPINION: “Planned Parenthood, the group that brags about murdering almost 1,000 unborn babies a day, has threatened to go after all the Republican Senators who voted for Judge Kavanaugh. They spent well over a million dollars to defeat his nomination…” […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Citing doctored evidence, including an exclusive NNPA Newswire report last month that revealed tapes used to convict Bill Cosby were doctored, attorneys for the comedian have formally begun the process they hope will win his release from a Pennsylvania prison where he has spent the past more than two weeks. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While Mr. Cosby and his lawyer insist he was behaving within the scope of what was acceptable sexual behavior in Hollywood over the last 30 or more years, Cosby’s behavior fit the legal definition of rape. […read more]
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Cosby, who declined to address the court during sentencing and also didn’t testify during either of his trials, has vowed to continue to fight his conviction […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Without examining Cosby and apparently using just trial testimony, the “expert” witness said she determined that the star “is a sexually violent predator who, even at his advanced age and handicap, would likely re-offend.” […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — NNPA Newswire has learned exclusively from a high-ranking courthouse source in Pennsylvania that an independent FBI-approved forensic lab has examined an audio recording entered into evidence by prosecutors and played during the trial. […read more]
One week before iconic comedian Bill Cosby faces sentencing in his assault case and just a week after defense attorneys filed a motion asking for Judge Steven T. O’Neill to recuse himself, Camille Cosby arrived in Harrisburg, Pa., seeking relief. […read more]
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“It is also a fact that Black men are more likely to be prosecuted and then given severe sentences than white men, even though rates of criminal activity are similar. This system bias is most evident in murder cases when offenders are black and victims are white but has been shown in other forms of violence. This is unjust, and it may be that victim impact statements are part of this problem…” […read more]
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A source whom can only be identified as a ‘neutral’ Montgomery County Court official, claims a tape played in court that helped convict Bill Cosby was either doctored or partly erased and the original recording contained information that would exonerate the comedian. […read more]
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“Cosby is an icon who deliberately placed himself in a position of high, moral standards. Cosby told black people who they should be, while at the same time he was lying to his wife, family, fans and the entire black race. Cosby is a liar and admitted adulterer. He betrayed black America…” […read more]
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The jury remains deadlocked in the Bill Cosby trial, as it seems increasingly obvious that the judge in the case is trying to coax—or perhaps force—a decision from jurors. Judge Steven O’Neill appeared angry—or frustrated—at 9 p.m. Thursday Read More
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) NORRISTOWN—Without taking the stand, Bill Cosby may have raised reasonable doubt in his sexual assault trial on Thursday, June 8. The jury learned from a police interview that Cosby believed he had been in a “romantic relationship” with Read More
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The third day of the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial was a decidedly bad day for the iconic comedian, as testimony from his accuser and her mother may have swayed weary jury, that might be growing tired of Read More
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) PITTSBURGH—Bill Cosby’s legal team wants to know who’s behind the curtain, pulling the lever—and the wool over the eyes of potential African-American jurors. On Tuesday, in explosive open court arguments, the comedian’s lawyers asked the judge to accept Read More
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) PITTSBURGH—Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill spent most of the morning questioning the first 100 juror candidates in the criminal trial of comedian Bill Cosby. Ten of the prospective jurors were Black; eight women and two men. In all Read More
[CNN.COM] Norristown, Pennsylvania (CNN)More than a decade after he was first accused of sexual misconduct, Bill Cosby will go to trial. A Pennsylvania judge found enough evidence during a hearing Tuesday to proceed with a criminal trial. It’s not clear when his trial will start. Read More
[THE NEW YORK TIMES] The authorities in Pennsylvania announced criminal charges on Wednesday against the entertainer Bill Cosby stemming from a woman’s accusation that he drugged and sexually abused her at his home in a suburb north of Philadelphia, in 2004. Kevin Steele, Montgomery County’s Read More
(The Washington Post) – In 2004, when Andrea Constand filed a lawsuit against Bill Cosby for sexual assault, her lawyers asked me to testify. Cosby had drugged and raped me, too, I told them. The lawyers said I could testify anonymously as a Jane Doe, but I ardently rejected that Read More
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