PENNSYLVANIA
Page Six
By Emily Saul
April 24, 2018
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Defense attorneys for embattled funnyman Bill Cosby implored jurors in his sex assault retrial to clear their client Tuesday, casting the decision as “one of the most important” they will ever make.
“Acquit, acquit Mr. Cosby,” lawyer Kathleen Bliss pleaded. “You’re about to make one of the most important decisions you will have ever made in your lives. You will decide the fate of Mr. Cosby.”
In a stunning closing, Bliss blended nods to #MeToo with attacks on Cosby’s main accuser and the five additional women accusers who took the stand against him.
At one point, she shocked the courtroom by turning to Montgomery County DA Kevin Steele and, hand on her hip, accusing him of sex assault.
“I could say Mr. Steele sexually assaulted me last year. It’s my word against his word,” Bliss shrugged as the DA’s mouth fell open.
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