{"id":325707,"date":"2017-06-06T06:30:46","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T06:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=325707"},"modified":"2017-06-06T06:30:46","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T06:30:46","slug":"bill-cosbys-trial-for-sexual-assault-begins-in-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/06\/bill-cosbys-trial-for-sexual-assault-begins-in-pennsylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Cosby’s trial for sexual assault begins in Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"
The trial of US comedian and actor Bill Cosby for sexual assault has begun in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
Former university employee Andrea Constand alleges he drugged and molested her in 2004.<\/p>\n
Mr Cosby, 79, says he is innocent and the encounter was consensual. The trial is expected to last about two weeks.<\/p>\n
It is being seen as the biggest US celebrity court case since the murder trial of former American football player OJ Simpson in 1995.<\/p>\n
Several of Mr Cosby’s co-stars from the 1984-1992 sitcom The Cosby Show are expected to attend the trial in Norristown, outside Philadelphia. One of them, Keshia Knight Pulliam who played his daughter on TV, accompanied him into court.<\/p>\n
His wife of 53 years was not seen with him as he entered the suburban courthouse.<\/p>\n
More than 100 journalists are expected to cover the trial.<\/p>\n