Cosby back in court for jury selection
03 April 2018 |
1:53 pm
Comedian Bill Cosby arrived for the second day of jury selection on Tuesday in his sexual assault retrial. Cosby, 80, is charged with drugging and assaulting Andrea Constand, 44 at his home near Philadelphia.
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