The second day of Bill Cosby's retrial on indecent assault charges began with sharp criticism of Cosby accuser Andrea Constand's character, with Cosby defense attorney Tom Mesereau painting the former Temple University employee as a “con artist.” On Tuesday, during the defense's opening ...
Former Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Roy Moore is countersuing a woman who has accused him of sexual abuse. (JONATHAN BACHMAN/REUTERS). BY Jessica Schladebeck. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 1:41 PM. Attorneys for former Alabama Senate Candidate Roy ...
Bill Cosby's defence lawyer told a jury on Tuesday that his accuser, Andrea Constand, was a “con artist” out to extort money from the famed comedian, saying she concocted a false story of sexual assault to pay for her education and set up a business. “She was madly in love with his fame and money.
Bill Cosby's aggressive new defense strategy took center stage Tuesday when his lawyer launched a fierce attack on accuser Andrea Constand, calling her a "con artist" who was "madly in love" with the comedian's money. In his opening statement at Cosby's second criminal trial now underway in ...
Mesereau seemingly sought to turn that believe-the-accuser zeitgeist on its head, suggesting that "the current climate in America" — an apparent reference to the #MeToo movement — could make it harder for the comedian to get a fair hearing. And he scoffed at the notion that Constand had come ...
NORRISTOWN, Penn. – Bill Cosby's lawyer lashed in to the comedian's accuser Tuesday as a “con artist” who lied about him sexually assaulting her because she was driven by “money, money, money.” In his compelling opening statements, defense lawyer Tom Mesereau painted Andrea Constand ...
Tom Mesereau, Bill Cosby's defense lawyer, arrives for Cosby's sexual assault retrial at the Montgomery county courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. Photograph: David Maialetti/AP. Bill Cosby's defense attorney launched a relentless character assassination in a Pennsylvania ...
Cosby lawyer launches fierce attack on 'con artist' accuser in sex-assault trial .... NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Bill Cosby's lawyer launched a blistering courtroom attack on the comedian's accuser Tuesday, branding her a con artist whose goal was “money, money and lots more money.” Tom Mesereau told ...
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The prosecution's first witness has been called to testify in Bill Cosby's sex assault retrial after the defense presented its opening statements Tuesday morning. Cosby's lawyer launched a fierce attack on the comedian's accuser, calling her a con artist who took advantage of Cosby's ...
Roy Moore, the former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice who mounted an unsuccessful Senate bid, is pushing back against one of several women who came forward during his campaign with claims of sexual misconduct from decades earlier. (Source: Roy Moore). MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) -.
