There’s no shortage of trials unfolding in courtrooms around the country this week and next. Bill Cosby–Pennsylvania As I write this, Bill Cosby is in the middle of day 2 of his sexual assault trial in a Philadelphia suburb. Predictably, the prosecution asserted in opening statements that Cosby’s own words (from the civil deposition about drugging women for sex) will hurt him. In its opening, the defense said the 2004 alleged assault did not happen as accuser Andrea Constand maintains, and that her credibility will be seriously challenged. In a surprise move, at least according to reports from the courtroom, the prosecution started its case with the testimony of accuser #6 whose identity is now open. Her name is Kelly Johnson and she claims that, in 1996, Cosby drugged and assaulted her at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles. She…
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