Camille Cosby says her husband Bill Cosby needs a new trial.
Camille is not letting her husband’s guilty verdict go and says his trial was unfair because the judge had a bad history with one of the key witnesses in the case. Camille told the Blast, “Bill Cosby was not afforded an impartial judge, and he did not receive a fair trial.” She claims Judge Steven T. O’Neill, “had a bitter, longstanding feud with one of the key witnesses in the case.”
Back in 2006, former D.A. in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Bruce Castor testified under oath saying he decided not to prosecute Cosby because he felt the sexual assault charges weren’t strong enough for a case. According to the Blast, Camille claims Judge O’Neill “refused to believe the sworn testimony” of Castor because the two were running against each other for District Attorney in 1999, and both played dirty in their campaign which resulted in O’Neill’s loss.
In addition, Camille says while the two were campaigning O’Neill was romantically involved with a female assistant while married to his estranged wife. Castor somehow found out about the affair and invited the woman to a debate to support him. This caused O’Neill to become “embarrassed,” and in turn, he performed “poorly” at the debate and then withdrew from the race. The two politicians traumatic past is what made O’Neill decide not to dismiss the lawsuit against Cosby. Camille says the public should have known about “Judge O’Neil’s bias” before the rulings were made and that the “Judge let his own personal feelings override Mr. Cosby’s right to a fair trial.”
Camille now wants the judge to reveal his alleged biases towards Castor, and “correct the horrible injustice done to Mr. Cosby and to our system of justice.” Cosby’s legal team has also filed documents to reconsider the recusal of Judge O’Neill. Cosby, 81, is set to appear in court later this month for sentencing. He faces up to 10 years for three separate felony sexual assault charges. He is currently on house arrest.
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