Cosby’s defense attorney countered by turning attention to the entertainer’s accuser, describing the alleged victim as a schemer motivated by greed and a serial liar. “The only thing that is worse than [sexual assault] is the false accusation of sexual assault,” Cosby’s attorney, Brian McMonagle, said in a booming voice. Even the circumstances on the night of the alleged assault have become muddied in Constand’s statements, McMonagle said. [The Bill Cosby trial, explained]The sequestered jury has been bused across the state of Pennsylvania from Pittsburgh, 300 miles away. Most of the jurors dressed casually for the opening day of the trial, with several young men wearing blue jeans.

Source: Washington Post June 05, 2017 14:49 UTC