Bill Cosby's lawyer asked jurors Monday in a Pennsylvania courtroom not to view him as a fallen celebrity on trial in a sexual assault case, but as a flawed man "whose infidelities have made him vulnerable" to these types of accusations. A prosecutor in opening statements urged the jury to focus on the man, not the fictional characters he created. Constand to testify later in week"'I have three friends for you to make you relax,'" Cosby told Constand as he gave her three unmarked pills, said Feden, quoting from Cosby's deposition. 'I felt embarrassed,' woman testifiesCosby grinned and tapped his cane at the defence table as McMonagle confronted her with the discrepancies. She first raised the accusations in 2015, when she spoke out at a news conference organized by celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred.

Source: CBC News June 06, 2017 12:35 UTC