Cosby was charged in 2015 with felony aggravated indecent assault shortly before the statute of limitations on Constand's claim expired.
His sweater-wearing portrayal of Dr. Cliff Huxtable made him a household name and one of the most beloved comedians in the world.
"He was a Temple friend, somebody I trusted, a mentor, and somewhat of an older figure to me", Constand said of the entertainer, who served as a trustee at the Pennsylvania school. I was trying to get my hands to move, but I was frozen and the messages didn't get there.
After she was excused, prosecutors sought to call Johnson's mother to bolster her testimony.
Her social media feeds show she was particularly passionate about climate change, refugees, Syria's civil war and the citizens of Iran.
"But what I witnessed today in the courtroom is something she taught me", the activist artist added. They were introduced by a donor during one of the team's games.
Cosby stared down at the defence table, resting a hand across his forehead, as Ms Constand testified.
Cosby took her to several dinners, including one in NY, to meet people. This is the only one to result in criminal charges against the comic. "I wanted it to stop".
She said she began seeing double.
The second incident also occurred at his home.
"I felt that if I had gone to the police, that Mr. Cosby would retaliate and try to hurt me, that he would try to hurt me or my family in some way", she testified. He also emphasized that during the deposition Johnson said the incident at the Bel Air Hotel took place in 1990, although she has since said multiple times it happened in 1996, shortly before she was sacked.
Her testimony continued to say she had trouble standing up after taking the pills and that Cosby led her to the couch to lie down and gave her a pillow before she became unconscious. "These will help you relax", he said, according to her testimony.
Constand testified that on a previous evening at his home, the actor had tried to unfasten her trousers. "And when she went to the hotel she was directed to (a bungalow)", Sewell testified.
Cosby's lawyers questioned her credibility.
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Then, she said, she was jolted when Cosby began groping her breasts. She rose and prepared to walk out the door, back to her auto.
Her odd post-incident behavior goes further. "To hear her talk about something I never heard her talk about, to see her cry, was really hard for me".
Constand returned to her native Canada in March 2004, having never told anyone about the incident.
Constand went to police in her native Ontario about a year after she says Cosby assaulted her at his suburban Philadelphia home.
There were some questions yesterday as to why prosecutors chose to first call Kelly Johnson, another one of Cosby's alleged victims, before they called Constand.
Constand's cross-examination will continue when court resumes Wednesday. Johnson said that she had lotion on her hand and Cosby made her touch his penis, she said.
Constand said that when she later called Cosby to ask why he had given her the pills he replied: "I thought you had an orgasm, didn't you?"
Despite the actor's wife and childrens' absence in court, a source tells Us that "Camille will be in the courtroom later in the trial" and that "Bill's wife and daughters both fully support him".
"She called me at work", the mother testified. She said she met him through a well-respected donor of Temple University sports. She said she moved away, told him that she was not interested in a physical relationship and left the house.
The Associated Press does not typically identify people who say they are sexual assault victims unless they grant permission, which Constand and Johnson have done. After meeting Constand via a mutual friend, Cosby started calling her on her university-issued cellphone about issues such as renovations to the team's facilities. Her deposition from that lawsuit remains sealed.
Pulliam isn't the only alum from "The Cosby Show" who has publicly defended Cosby as sexual assault allegations came to light. And they like to poke holes in what they say are inconsistencies in her story. Johnson told jurors the visit happened before Cosby allegedly assaulted her.
"It was a very big burden on me, but".
"I said 'I trust you, '" she said. "I just wanted to go home".
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