Anyone following the Cosby trial 2.0?

[Bonfire]

It’s now in the hands of the jury. What do you think? Will he be found guilty this time, acquitted, or another hung jury?

 

[tkyasx78]

I wasnt following it as much as last time.

I noticed his wife didnt come when the women he raped were testifying. I dont know if she didnt believe them or didnt want to listen so she might have to believe them.
Either way he belongs in prision until he is dead. He systematically drugged and raped women and used his position of power to silence and intimidate them. I cant believe he is using the “ my affairs were consensual” line. He is a rapist, a serial rapist. He belongs in prision.

 

[Bonfire]

I agree @tkyasx78. It really makes me sick the way his defense attorneys painted the defendant. Such defamation of character! Unfortunately their tactics probably worked to show reasonable doubt and he’ll probably be acquitted. Another powerful man who preyed on women not be being brought to justice, disgusting! I sure hope I’m wrong.

 

[doberman]

I thought he and his wife were separated. Can't imagine why.....

 

[mom2dolls]

I heard this afternoon that the jury asked “What is the definition of consent?” Did anyone else hear this?
This worries me that they will clear him. I sure hope not.

 

[Indylady]

I've been following here and there--its so gross and the defense attorney is disgusting.

 

[tkyasx78]

Looks like guilty on all 3 counts ( as it should have been) I hope he stays in prision for the rest of his life. It is sad he was allowed to walk free all these years after hurting so many women.

 

[mary poppins]

"Hey, hey, hey . . . I'm going to prison."

 

[Madam Bijoux]

The NY Times says he was found guilty.

 

[House Cat]

Tears of joy for this conviction. The tides are finally beginning to turn.

 

[missy]

Tears of joy for this conviction. The tides are finally beginning to turn.

Let's hope. I too am very relieved with the verdict but cautiously so while we wait to hear his sentence.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/26/us/bill-cosby-trial/index.html

Norristown, Pennsylvania (CNN)The jury in Bill Cosby's retrial found the TV icon guilty of all three counts of aggravated indecent assault on Thursday for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his home in a Philadelphia suburb in 2004.

The 80-year-old comedian faces up to 10 years in prison on each count, but is likely toserve them concurrently. A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled, and he remains out on bail.
Cosby did not have an audible reaction to his conviction,but erupted shortly afterward.Minutes after the verdict, prosecutors asked the judge to revoke Cosby's bail because they say he is a flight risk and has a private plane.
Cosby, who did not testify in the trial and has sat quietly throughout the proceedings, then stood up and yelled in a loud, booming voice: "He doesn't have a plane, you *******."


Judge Steven O'Neill ruled that Cosby should not leave his Pennsylvania home, and that he would need to be fitted with a GPS tracking device.The case was the first celebrity sexual assault trial since the #MeToo movement began last fall, and as such, represented a test of how the cultural movement translates into a courtroom arena.
What the case was about
The case against Cosby centered on testimony from Constand, a former employee with Temple University women's basketball team. She testified that Cosby, a powerful trustee at Temple, drugged her and sexually assaulted her when she visited his home to ask for career advice14 years ago.
The trial bore all the bearings of a classic "he said, she said" so common to sexual assault trials. Prosecutors had little forensic evidence and relied on the testimony of Constand. In addition, five other women testified that Cosby had drugged and then assaulted them decades ago as prosecutors sought to prove Cosby's actions toward Constand were part of a pattern.
Cosby's defense team launched an aggressive attacks on Constand's credibility and said that their sexual interaction was consensual. Constand was a con artist, they argued, who wanted a piece of Cosby's fortune.


What happened at Bill Cosby's trial
After the trial concluded, Constand left through a side door in the courtroom, walking into a hallway with her arms around two women and a huge smile on her face.
In closing arguments, defense attorney Kathleen Bliss positioned Cosby's legal team as standing up against "witch hunts, lynchings (and) McCarthyism."
Attorney Gloria Allred, who represents many of the women who have accused Cosby of misconduct, said this was the happiest she had been with a verdict in 42 years.
"We are so happy that finally we can say, women are believed. And not only on #MeToo but in a court of law where they are under oath, where they testified truthfully, where they are attacked," Allred said. "After all is said and done, women were finally believed."
Cosby's attorney, Tom Mesereau, said he plans to appeal "very strongly."
"We are very disappointed by the verdict. We don't think Mr. Cosby's guilty of anything and the fight is not over," he said.
The guilty verdict is a remarkable turn of events for the man once known as "America's Dad." Cosby was a groundbreaking actor and the first African-American performer to win an Emmy for his role on "I Spy." His portrayal of the sweater-loving Cliff Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" was one of the first mainstream TV shows to feature a black upper-middle class family.
Previous trial ended in a hung jury

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby reacts while being notified a verdict was in in his sexual assault retrial, Thursday, April, 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa.
Although dozens of women have accused Cosby of sexual misconduct, only Constand's allegations resulted in criminal charges.
"I feel like I'm dreaming," Lili Bernard, who has accused Cosby of assault, said afterward. "I feel like my faith in humanity is restored."
The verdict came a year after Cosby's previous trial ended in a mistrial, as a different panel of jurors said they were deadlocked and could not unanimously agree on a verdict. This jury began deliberating Wednesday around 11 a.m., and worked for more than 14 hours over two days to reach the verdict.
At the retrial, five other Cosby accusers testified as "prior bad acts" witnesses and said that Cosby had drugged and assaulted them decades ago. Prosecutors said these women's stories showed that Cosby had a pattern in his actions and did not make a one-time mistake in his interactions with Constand.
CNN's Aaron Cooper and Jean Casarez reported from Norristown, with Eric Levenson reporting and writing in New York.

 

[bright ice]

I'm happy to hear that he will finally pay for his horrendous actions/abuse! I hope he gets the maximum!

 

[Bonfire]

They’ll cut a deal. Or appeal. I doubt he’ll go to prison. Happy with the verdict though. I’d love to see him serve time.

 

[missy]

Reruns of The Cosby Show are now off the air and several universities took back honorary degrees.

What are your thoughts about pulling The Cosby Show off the air? Obviously he's not a role model but wasn't the show bigger than him? The message of The Cosby Show was a good one but is the whole thing is tainted because of him and the values the show stands for I guess now a farce. Or has the show and its message run its course and what it means in 2018 is very different from what it meant in 1984. Or is it?

Interested to hear others thoughts about this. Can we separate Cliff Huxtable from Bill Cosby or are they so entrenched with each other they are effectively one in the same. By refusing to watch is one is protecting their own nostalgia? A form of self preservation if you will.

Though it's too late IMO. Our innocence was lost long ago.

When do the negative aspects of a public figure outweigh the positive?

 

[Austina]

I don’t know, but would assume the cast get royalties from re-runs? So if that’s the case, then obviously the rest of the cast will miss out, but he won’t be able to continue to benefit from a role synonymous with him.

I haven’t seen the show for many years, but would think it would seem very dated now.

 

[missy]

I don’t know, but would assume the cast get royalties from re-runs? So if that’s the case, then obviously the rest of the cast will miss out, but he won’t be able to continue to benefit from a role synonymous with him.

I haven’t seen the show for many years, but would think it would seem very dated now.

I haven't seen the show for many many years either but enjoyed watching it when it was on tv in the eighties but yes I am sure it is dated. And I also enjoyed A Different World. I would think they could block a convicted criminal from receiving royalties but who knows. Maybe they can't.

A shame all around. SMH that he is such a horrible person who prayed upon others. So hard to reconcile the fact that he was a role model for so many but behind the scenes a true monster. And that he got away with it for so many decades. Horrifying. I hope he will have to serve time. He is a monster in every single way.

And I hope the many people he hurt can find some closure or at least some peace from this verdict.

 

[Bonfire]

I agree with you @missy Justice has been served. Now I just hope the punishment is doled out that fits the crime. No special treatment or buy off because of his celebrity or age or health etc. A guilty verdict is huge!! A very good day for women in this country!

 

[missy]

I agree with you @missy Justice has been served. Now I just hope the punishment is doled out that fits the crime. No special treatment or buy off because of his celebrity or age or health etc. A guilty verdict is huge!! A very good day for women in this country!

Yes. Not just hoping so hard that justice is served re his sentence. He deserves to be in jail till he rots and dies.

 

[Bonfire]

Happy day! Deviant monster. Rot in prison old man!