The jury is hung! Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial has been declared as a mistrial. Details inside…
Bill Cosby is taking a victory lap right now.
The 79-year-old’s sexual assault trial reportedly ended this morning with a jury that was deadlocked on all counts. The “Cosby” star faced three charges of aggravated indecent assault after Andrea Constand was able to have her case tried in criminal court. Cosby was accused of drugging and raping Andrea at his home in Philadelphia in 2004. If convicted, he faced up to 10 years in prison.
The jurors – five women and seven men – were unable to come to a unanimous decision after 52 hours of deliberation. Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill declared a mistrial.
Today marked their sixth day of deliberations and everyone has been locked in on everything that went down in the courtroom since the beginning of the trial, including the more than 50 women who also came forward with claims of sexual misconduct.
According to NBC News, after the verdict was announced, several women who had accused Cosby of sexual assault began crying as they gathered around Andrea to console her.
Before the verdict was read, Andrea took to Twitter posting a video as she awaited the outcome:
http://pic.twitter.com/CjT6H6lD9w
— Andrea Constand (@dreconstand2017) June 15, 2017
Bill still isn’t out of hot water just yet. Prosecutors announced they will retry the case.
Thoughts?
Photos: Getty
source: theybf
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