2 Cosby holdouts prevented guilty verdict, juror says

[DonViejo]

2 Cosby holdouts prevented guilty verdict, juror says

By CHRIS FRANCESCANIJESSICA PUCKETT

Jun 21, 2017, 8:35 PM ET

In an exclusive interview with ABC News, a juror in the Bill Cosby sexual assault case said that after dozens of hours of grueling deliberations in a tiny room, 10 of the 12 jurors agreed he was guilty on two counts. On a third count, only one of the jurors believed he was guilty.

The final, intractable votes on the first of the three counts was 10 to two to find Cosby guilty of digitally penetrating accuser Andrea Constand without her consent, the juror said. On the second count, that she was unconscious or unaware during the incident, the juror said the vote was 11 to one to acquit. On the third count, that the alleged assault occurred after Cosby gave Constand drugs or intoxicants without her knowledge, substantially impairing her for the purpose of preventing her resistance, the jury was deadlocked at 10 to two, in favor of a guilty verdict, according to the juror.

On counts one and three, the two holdouts against finding Cosby guilty were “not moving, no matter what,” said the juror, who agreed to speak to ABC News only on the condition of anonymity.

Other jurors contacted by ABC News declined to comment.

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[Chemisse]

1. Interesting.

Unfortunately, the only case that could still go to trial was a weak one. Still, it must be hard for the jurors to ignore the fact that so many other women have come out with accusations.

I wonder if they'll have better luck the second time around.

[unblock]

3. did information regarding other accusers come out at trial?

i suppose i can see that being inadmissable if he's not on trial for those other crimes.

[Chemisse]

4. That was not admissible, and only the evidence in THIS case was to be considered.

But everybody knows about it - how could you find a juror who hasn't heard the whole, sordid tale? And they may not admit it to anyone, but some of them must have been thinking about that huge pile of accusations.

And I understand some of the other victims attended the trial, although the jurors may not have known who they were.

[joeybee12]

2. One of the alternate jurors

Said he would have voted to convict but wasn't surprised it was hung because of what he called conflicting personalities