The Gold Coast Bulletin

COSBY ACCUSERS VOW TO FIGHT ON

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FALLEN TV star Bill Cosby’s rape charges ended in a mistrial yesterday, with his family claiming a victory while his alleged victims pledged to keep fighting.

Dozens of women have accused the 79-year-old of drugging and then raping them over a 50 year period.

But criminal charges were laid in just one case, that of former college basketball coach Andrea Constand. She sat straight-faced in Montgomery Court in Pennsylvan­ia as the mistrial was called after the jury failed to reach a verdict. Some of Cosby’s other accusers wept. District Attorney Kevin Steele vowed to retry Cosby on the charges.

Cosby’s wife Camille-released a furious statement saying her husband was innocent.

“How do I describe the district attorney? Heinously and exploitati­vely ambitious. How do I describe the judge? Overtly arrogant in collaborat­ing with the district attorney. How do I describe the counsels for the accusers? Totally unethical,” she wrote.

 ??  ?? Bill Cosby waves as he leaves the Montgomery Courthouse with publicist Andrew Wyatt,
Bill Cosby waves as he leaves the Montgomery Courthouse with publicist Andrew Wyatt,

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