Saturday, April 21, 2018
Associated Press
NORRISTOWN, PA.
Jurors got a look Friday at Bill Cosby’s travel records as his lawyers made the case that he never visited his suburban Philadelphia mansion in the month he is accused of drugging and molesting a woman there.
Cosby’s lawyers say the alleged assault on Andrea Constand could not have happened in January 2004, when she says the comedian knocked her out with pills and violated her. The date is important because Cosby was not charged until December 2015, just before the 12-year statute of limitations was set to expire.
The defense produced logs for Cosby’s private jet flights as well as days’ worth of schedules listing his whereabouts and media appearances. The schedules do not indicate what Cosby did during his personal time.
Debbie Meister, his personal assistant, testified that the flights on Cosby’s Gulfstream IV – dubbed “Camille” after his wife of more than 50 years – coincided with comedy performances and other events on Cosby’s schedule.
None of the records showed him flying into or out of Philadelphia-area airports from December 2003 to February 2004.
Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt said outside court that the records “connect the dots” that the comedian wasn’t around Philadelphia then.
Cosby, 80, is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault. He says his sexual encounter with Constand was consensual.
Sequestered jurors got an early start to the weekend as Day 10 of the trial drew to a close shortly after lunch. Testimony will resume Monday.
Earlier Friday, Cosby’s lawyers told the judge they want jurors to hear from Constand’s confidante before deliberations get underway, but said she’s been unreachable.