On Tuesday, December 10, 2019, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled against actor Bill Cosby in his appeal to overturn three counts of aggravated indecent assault. Cosby and his lawyers presented eight (8) grounds for appeal. The appeal was denied in a nintey-four (94) page order, written by President Judge Emeritus, John T. Bender.
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Superior Court of Pennsylvania Upholds Bill Cosby’s Sexual Assault Conviction
Harvey Weinstein Faces the Possibility of Life in Prison After Indictment on New Sexual Assault Charges
Additional counts of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein have the potential to carry a life sentence if the movie mogul is convicted.
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Judge Who Gave Lenient Rape Sentence to Stanford Athlete Ousted in California Recall Vote
Aaron Persky, the Santa Clara County Superior Court judge who sentenced Stanford student Brock Turner to just six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, was recalled on Tuesday. This is the first time in 80 years that a judge has been recalled in California. The last time a judge was recalled in the United States was in Wisconsin over 40 years ago.
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Judge Recall, Sexual Assault
