Bill Cosby arrives at court yesterday. Prosecutors opened the first day of a case against Mr Cosby, 79, who is accused of assaulting Andrea Constand, an acquaintance more than three decades his junior, by attempting to show that he displayed a pattern of abuse towards women. The first witness to be called was Kelly Johnson, 55, who alleged that Mr Cosby had assaulted her. According to her testimony, Mr Cosby used the same method as he is accused of with Ms Constand — taking her into his confidence, then slipping her drugs to render her unconscious. Ms Johnson told the packed…

Source: The Times June 05, 2017 23:09 UTC