Moore counter-sues accuser

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore has counter-sued a woman who accused him of sexually touching her when she was 14 and he was 32. Attorneys for Moore filed the defamation counterclaim Monday against Leigh Corfman. She is among several women who say ...

Failed Senate candidate Roy Moore countersues accuser

In this 2017, file photo, former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a rally, in Fairhope, Ala. Moore was accused of sexually assaulting two women decades ago when they were teenagers. About a half-dozen other women also have accused Moore of inappropriate ...

Roy Moore sues accuser for defamation

Moore filed a counterclaim against accuser Leigh Corfman, after she initially sued the former candidate for defamation, Alabama.com reported Tuesday. Moore's attorney made the filings in a Montgomery County court late Monday night. The documents describe Corfman's lawsuit as "frivolous and ...

Failed US Senate candidate Roy Moore countersues accuser

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore has countersued a woman who accused him of sexually touching her when she was 14 and he was 32. Attorneys for Moore filed the defamation counterclaim Monday against Leigh Corfman. She is among several women who say ...

Cosby lawyers portray accuser as ‘con artist’ seeking payout

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) - Bill Cosby's lawyer opened the defense's case in his sexual assault trial by portraying his accuser as a "con artist" bent on extorting money from the famed comedian, saying she concocted a false story to pay for her education and set up a business. "She was madly in love ...

Bill Cosby’s Lawyer Calls Sex Assault Accuser a ‘Con Artist’

He presented Mr. Cosby's accuser, Andrea Constand, in his opening remarks to the jury as a willful, greedy woman who ran a “pyramid scheme” and took advantage of a man who had lost a son. “You are going to be asking yourself during this trial, 'What does she want from Bill Cosby?' And you already ...

Cosby Attorney Rips Accuser as Money-Hungry ‘Con Artist’

Prior to defense opening arguments in the sexual-assault retrial of comedian Bill Cosby, famed attorney Tom Mesereau was billed as a smooth courtroom professional with few peers. On Tuesday, he didn't disappoint. The man who helped Michael Jackson and “Baretta” star Robert Blake secure ...

Cosby Attorney Rips Accuser as Money-Hungry ‘Con Artist’

Prior to defense opening arguments in the sexual-assault retrial of comedian Bill Cosby, famed attorney Tom Mesereau was billed as a smooth courtroom professional with few peers. On Tuesday, he didn't disappoint. The man who helped Michael Jackson and “Baretta” star Robert Blake secure ...