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Bill Cosby Trial: The Jurors Are Back and Deliberating Bill Cosby Trial: The Jurors Are Back and Deliberating
(about 2 hours later)
• The jurors deliberated for more than four hours Monday without reaching a verdict. They are back at it on Tuesday.• The jurors deliberated for more than four hours Monday without reaching a verdict. They are back at it on Tuesday.
• Mr. Cosby, 79, was at the courthouse for the whole day and did not leave until the jury was released around 9:30 p.m., is back in the courthouse as well.• Mr. Cosby, 79, was at the courthouse for the whole day and did not leave until the jury was released around 9:30 p.m., is back in the courthouse as well.
• Andrea Constand, who says Mr. Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her at his home outside Philadelphia in 2004, sat in the front row of the courtroom at the Montgomery County Courthouse for much Monday, listening to closing arguments. • Andrea Constand, who says Mr. Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her at his home outside Philadelphia in 2004, sat in the front row of the courtroom at the Montgomery County Courthouse for much of Monday, listening to closing arguments.
One development of the deliberations on Monday was that the panel asked Judge Steven T. O’Neill to clarify the context under which Mr. Cosby had described the three pills he gave Ms. Constand as “little friends.” The judge read back a section of Mr. Cosby’s deposition testimony from a 2005 civil lawsuit filed by Ms. Constand in which he had used that phrase. It was unclear what the jurors were seeking to clarify, although the phrase had figured prominently in the prosecution’s closing argument. One development of the deliberations on Monday was that the panel asked Judge Steven T. O’Neill to clarify the context under which Mr. Cosby had described the three pills he gave Ms. Constand as “little friends.” The judge read back a section of Mr. Cosby’s deposition testimony from a 2005 lawsuit filed by Ms. Constand in which he had used that phrase. It was unclear what the jurors were seeking to clarify, although the phrase had figured prominently in the prosecution’s closing argument.
On Tuesday, at jurors’ request, the judge read out other excerpts from Mr. Cosby’s deposition testimony, in particular, in Mr. Cosby’s own words, how he met Ms. Constand, and in graphic detail his version of the encounters at his home near Philadelphia. On one occasion, they had sexual contact, he said, and then she stopped him going further, he said. On a later night, in 2004, he gave her pills that she said incapacitated her. He described them in the deposition testimony as Benadryl. On Tuesday, at jurors’ request, the judge read out other excerpts from Mr. Cosby’s deposition testimony, in particular, in Mr. Cosby’s own words, how he met Ms. Constand, and in graphic detail his version of the encounters at his home near Philadelphia. On one occasion, they had sexual contact, he said, and then she stopped him from going further, he said. On a later night, in 2004, he gave her pills that she said incapacitated her. He described them in the deposition testimony as Benadryl.
Ms. Constand sued Mr. Cosby after prosecutors in 2005 decided not to bring charges against Mr. Cosby in connection with what Ms. Constand said had been the 2004 assault. The prosecutors revisited that decision in 2015 after Mr. Cosby’s deposition from that case surfaced and they read where he acknowledged having secured quaaludes in an effort to have sex with women. Ms. Constand sued Mr. Cosby after prosecutors in 2005 decided not to bring charges against Mr. Cosby in connection with what Ms. Constand said had been the 2004 assault. The prosecutors revisited that decision in 2015 after Mr. Cosby’s deposition from that case surfaced and they read that he acknowledged having secured quaaludes in an effort to have sex with women.
Mrs. Cosby had not been in the courthouse for the first week, but showed up on Monday, smiling and walking with her husband outside. During closing arguments, Mr. Cosby’s lead lawyer, Brian J. McMonagle, made a point of emphasizing her attendance, calling attention as he chastised Mr. Cosby for infidelities at odds with his relationship with Mrs. Cosby, to whom he has been married for more than 50 years. She left during the afternoon and did not return.Mrs. Cosby had not been in the courthouse for the first week, but showed up on Monday, smiling and walking with her husband outside. During closing arguments, Mr. Cosby’s lead lawyer, Brian J. McMonagle, made a point of emphasizing her attendance, calling attention as he chastised Mr. Cosby for infidelities at odds with his relationship with Mrs. Cosby, to whom he has been married for more than 50 years. She left during the afternoon and did not return.
The panel was released at 9:30 p.m. and was told to be back at the courthouse to resume by 9 a.m. “They want to go home for the night,” Judge O’Neill said as he announced that the deliberations would end for the night.The panel was released at 9:30 p.m. and was told to be back at the courthouse to resume by 9 a.m. “They want to go home for the night,” Judge O’Neill said as he announced that the deliberations would end for the night.
The judge said he would normally have worked longer, but the jurors had been in the courtroom for 13 hours. He said the jurors, who are being sequestered for the duration of the trial, should not continue any discussions among themselves. The judge said that he would normally have worked longer, but that the jurors had been in the courtroom for 13 hours. He said the jurors, who are being sequestered for the duration of the trial, should not continue any discussions among themselves.
“No information out, no information in,” he said.“No information out, no information in,” he said.
Mr. Cosby then retired for the night as well, looking weary as he was guided from the courthouse by his spokesman Andrew Wyatt. But he managed a smile on his way out. Mr. Cosby then retired for the night as well, looking weary as he was guided from the courthouse by his spokesman, Andrew Wyatt. But he managed a smile on his way out.
As the courtroom emptied, Ms. Constand left too and greeted Barbara Bowman, another Cosby accuser who attended the proceedings on Monday. As the courtroom emptied, Ms. Constand left too, and greeted Barbara Bowman, another Cosby accuser who attended the proceedings on Monday.