Bill Cosby’s sex-assault retrial won’t be like the first one

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial is guaranteed to be anything but a rerun. With opening statements set for Monday in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, prosecutors have lined up a parade of accusers to make the case that the man revered as “America's Dad” lived a ...

Bill Cosby’s sex-assault retrial won’t be like the first one

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial is guaranteed to be anything but a rerun. With opening statements set for Monday in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, prosecutors have lined up a parade of accusers to make the case that the man revered as "America's Dad" lived ...

Grand jury report next for Catholic Diocese of Erie

Former Erie resident Chuck Rosenthal was one of Garvey's accusers. He and his brothers told the Erie Times-News in 2004 that Garvey sexually abused them or had inappropriate contact with them when they played youth basketball for St. John the Baptist School. Rosenthal, a college professor and ...

Coram: Bringing justice to the victims

Statements from the accuser also conflicted with that of a staff member. When the accuser said she had reported the incident to the staff member, he claims she had not. Claims of sexual harassment do not just get forgotten. The report also claimed twice when this happened, the girl did not look but just ...

NWA editorial: In need of truth

Let's consider the situation of a truthful accuser: This person has had to endure workplace behaviors that are demeaning, disturbing and unwarranted. Bringing forward such charges requires a willingness to confront the establishment, to upset the status quo and to challenge someone whose position is ...