Jury Selection Begins For Bill Cosby’s Trial

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Jury selection for Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial has officially begun this morning in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Hundreds of people could be interviewed this week in the attempt to find 12 people who can be impartial and fair despite the intense publicity surrounding the case.

The jurors will decide whether or not the actor drugged and molested Andrea Constand, a Temple University basketball team manager, in 2004 at his home outside of Philadelphia. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of the felony charge. Bill says the encounter was consensual.

Bill is expected to be present during the selection. Due to the crazy media coverage, jurors will be sequestered during the trial, which is expected to last about two weeks.

The trial is slated to begin on June 5. Bill does not intend to testify for fear of misspeaking.