NORRISTWOWN, United States: Disgraced US megastar Bill Cosby paid $3.38 million to a former university employee who accused him of sexual assault, a court heard Monday in a dramatic start to the first such celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. But before that, the case was initially settled by a civil suit in 2006, in which prosecutor Kevin Steele revealed the actor paid Constand $3.38 million as part of a previously undisclosed settlement. In long, at times rambling remarks kicking off perhaps the most high-profile case of his career, Steele rehashed the details of the “he-said, she-said” case, saying that it was about broken trust. Yet the three counts against Constand, who now lives in Canada, are the only criminal charges to stick against Cosby. Crucial to his case is O’Neill’s decision to allow testimony from a former co-worker who alleges that Constand schemed against Cosby.

Source: New Strait Times April 09, 2018 23:15 UTC