Bill Cosby\u2019s wife, Camille, made her first appearance at her husband\u2019s sexual assault trial on Monday, taking a seat in the courtroom as the defense rested its case after calling a single witness.<\/p>\n
Both sides are expected to give closing arguments Monday afternoon, and the jury could begin deliberations later in the day or on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The comedian\u2019s lawyers called to the stand only Detective Richard Schaffer, who was used mainly as a vehicle for the defense to move into evidence statements that the alleged victim, Andrea Constand, gave police.<\/p>\n
Throughout the trial, Cosby\u2019s team has zeroed in on inconsistencies between the various statements, and Constand admitted on the stand that she had made mistakes in one of her accounts.<\/p>\n
Several other defense witnesses were blocked by the judge because their testimony would have been hearsay or would have violated the state\u2019s rape shield law.<\/p>\n
Before the jury came into the courtroom, the judge asked Cosby if he agreed with the defense decision not to present character witnesses or call him to the stand.<\/p>\n
\u201cCorrect!\u201d Cosby said in a booming voice.<\/p>\n
The trial has moved faster than expected with just six days of testimony.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors presented 12 witnesses, including two accusers.<\/p>\n
Cosby did not take the stand, despite suggestions from his spokesman that it was a possibility.<\/p>\n
Cosby, 79, has pleaded not guilty to drugging and molesting Constand, 44, at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the only criminal case stemming from dozens of sexual misconduct accusations spanning decades \u2014 all of which Cosby denies.<\/p>\n
His wife wore a tight-lipped smile as she was led into the courtroom by a publicist. Cosby, who says he is legally blind, did not acknowledge her as she took her seat in the first row of spectator seating.<\/p>\n
She was not in the courtroom during the prosecution\u2019s case, which included a reading of her husband\u2019s 2005 deposition in which he talked about giving women Quaaludes for sex.<\/p>\n
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Source: NBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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