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Bill Cosby Indecent Assault Charge Will Not Be Dismissed, D.A. Will Not Be Disqualified Bill Cosby Indecent Assault Charge Will Not Be Dismissed, D.A. Will Not Be DisqualifiedMICHAEL ROTHMAN,Good Morning America 6 hours agoThe aggravated indecent assault charge against Bill Cosby will not be dismissed, despite his legal team's efforts to get the case tossed out, and the prosecutor will be allowed to stay on the case. On Wednesday, a judge shot down the comedian's motions in the case. "We will appeal," Cosby's lawyer, Monique Pressley told ABC News in the wake of the decision. Cosby, 78, was charged last December by Montgomery County First Assistant District Attorney Kevin Steele. A few weeks later, Cosby's attorneys filed to have the charge dismissed, claiming that Steele brought it "illegally, improperly and unethically." They also asked that the D.A. be removed from the case. Yesterday, Bruce Castor, a former Montgomery County District Attorney, told the judge why he never charged the comedian when the alleged incident happened more than a decade ago. There was never a formal document between the two men in writing, Castor explained, and he decided against drafting a document because he had no plans of prosecuting Cosby. Castor also said accuser Andrea Constand’s “actions … created a credibility issue for her that could never be improved upon” and that statements from other alleged victims were “very old." Castor did say he believed Constand was telling the truth but argued that she had waited too long to come forward. Castor also said Constand contacted a civil lawyer in Philadelphia, weakening the prosecution’s case. Today, attorney Jack Schmitt, who has been a legal adviser to Cosby since 1983, testified that he would never have let the comedian give his 2005 deposition in the Constand civil suit if he thought there was a chance Cosby would one day be prosecuted, according to the Associated Press. Constand, a former Temple University employee, claimed the comedian invited her to his Pennsylvania home in 2004 and made two sexual advances despite her rebuffs. She also claimed Cosby gave her pills and wine, which made her unresponsive and unable to move. At that point, she claims Cosby sexually assaulted her. Cosby gave the deposition in 2005, which was just released last year to the public after U.S. District Judge Eduardo Robreno unsealed it. In the deposition, Cosby admitted that he gave Quaaludes to one woman in the past. Schmitt was the second witness the Cosby legal team has called on in the past two days in an effort to get Judge Steven T. O'Neill to throw out the aggravated indecent assault charge. Constand’s lawyer Dolores Troiani has not responded to ABC News' request for comment. In addition to the deposition released from the Constand civil suit last year, the charge also came after a barrage of women accused Cosby of sexual misconduct, dating back to the 1960s. Cosby fired back in early December, filing a countersuit for defamation against seven women who previously accused him of sexual misconduct. Pressley previously responded to the assault charge in a statement to ABC News. "The charge by the Montgomery County District Attorney's office came as no surprise, filed 12 years after the alleged incident and coming on the heels of a hotly contested election for this county's DA during which this case was made the focal point," she said. "Make no mistake, we intend to mount a vigorous defense against this unjustified charge and we expect that Mr. Cosby will be exonerated by a court of law."
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Let this be a lesson to everyone...Sealed out of court settlements can be reopened by a Judge..Whatever The Lawyers promise you in writing means NOTHING. Sometimes having all the Money in the world can't save you...This situation has changed the settlement Game forever.... | |
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i hope he is prosecuted to the full extent of the law [Edited 2/4/16 3:29am] | |
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i keep tellin folks.
i am KING BAD!!!
you are NOT... 
STOP ME IF YOU HEARD THIS BEFORE... | |
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the whole case is ugly | |
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TRNSLATION: Bill Cosby will NOT get off like OJ Simpson. | |
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The OJ Jury did its job and delivered a verdict just like The George Zimmerman Jury delivered its verdict..Millions of people were not happy and most of us got over it (except those still Butthurt over all things OJ)....Saying OJ "Got off" means you have lost all Faith in the justice System and I might agree with you if you're a Black Man...Regardless of how Society feels about the Justice System a Jury reviewing evidence before delivering a verdict is still a glimmer of Hope when it comes to the Justice system...I can still say that as a Black Man KNOWING Black folks get the Kictchen sink & a shoe thrown at us when we stand before a judge.. | |
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They still can't convict Bill with evidence that is beyond reasonable doubt...  will ALWAYS think of  like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. |
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how this one miss gettin kicked to PnR... let me fix that shit... THE PLIGHT OF THE BLACK RICH RAPIST (ALEDGED hehe) HAS CREATED A POLITICAL CLIMATE THAT ONLY THE SECOND COMIN OF JEEZIS (JESUS) CAN FIX.... AND SINCE THERE AIN'T NO GOD THERE CAN BE NO JEEZIS..... SO COSBY HAD TO DRUG WOMEN FOR SEX HE'S AMERIKKKA'S DAD... IT'S WHAT THEY DO
i have mentioned race politics and religion I REST MY CASE i am KING BAD!!!
you are NOT...
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Oh but they are trying HARD...The Judge wants his 15min of Fame, he's waiting for his moment to stand up and say "I'm running this Court House, don't test me!!"....ALL the Lawyers involved want their own Court Shows or a Contract with CNN...The Officials of the Court are making deals with all the Networks to air it LIVE....They will drag the Trial out until every official has a TV deal or a 7-figure book deal or all the above... | |
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Karma will stop them. Because it's not done the right way. It's a waste of time & money, They don't even have DNA on Bill to link him to all those different women. It's just a conspiracy to bring him down. Bill will walk free! But sadly his health will suffer for it. will ALWAYS think of like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. |
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i am KING BAD!!!
you are NOT...
STOP ME IF YOU HEARD THIS BEFORE... | |
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they ain't listenin...
lol.....go figure.........perhaps it was karma........i hear it is a bitch | |
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The law doesn't "promise" you can use the court to hide possible malfeasance either. I recall reading somewhere the judge hearing Cosby's' case said something to that affect, he's correct. The facts are, judges do and have unsealed courts documents for various legal reasons; Cosby's case isn't an anomaly. Judges', defense counsel, and prosecutors can and do requested court documents / evidence be sealed for various reasons. Defense counsel and prosecutor's can and do file motions to have documents and/or evidence unsealed.
Found this in the link purple-thunder provided I...
The former district attorney who declined to arrest Bill Cosby on sex-crime charges a decade ago testified Tuesday that he essentially granted the comedian lifetime immunity from prosecution in the case.
Former Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor took the stand in a bid by Cosby's lawyers to get the case against the TV star thrown out long before trial because of what they say is a non-prosecution agreement with Castor. The current district attorney insists there is no record of any such promise. Castor admitted the only place the matter was put in writing was in the 2005 press release announcing his decision not to prosecute.
He acknowledged that he didn't draw up a formal immunity agreement filed with a judge because, he said, Cosby was afraid that would make him look bad. Also, Castor said, "It was unnecessary because I concluded there was no way the case would get any better." And he said Cosby's lawyers did not insist on such a document.
It was the responsibility of Cosby's legal team to make sure lifetime immunity papers were filed… so, no, there's nothing in "writing". Why in the world would you allow your client to talk to the police investigators and agree to a deposition? Why, to what ends! This is a fact: " Everything you say can and will be used against you in court." Cosby had the right to remain silent, there was no reason why he should have said anything. In my humble opinion, Cosby legal team didn't advise or serve him well.
This case is far from over... The next step is a preliminary hearing to determine if there is enough evidence for a trial.
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Why would Bill Cosby need lifetime immunity from prosecution if he is innocent? | |
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Yes, why? Very good question.
Answer: Because he is guilty, that's why. Some people are blinded because he's Bill Cosby! | |
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