Bill Cosby sexual assault trial set; prosecution adds 13 more witnesses

The court also accepted the prosecution's request to add 13 more people on their lineup of witnesses against the actor's alleged three counts of aggravated assault. These 13 women were chosen out of 50 who also accused the comedian of the same crime, according to a report from the Associated Press.

But Cosby's lawyer claimed that the comedian is a victim of racial bias and prejudice.

The defense lawyer attempted to stop these women from testifying but the judge in the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania was quick not to rule on the motion.

Outside the court, Bill Cosby's lawyers were also making assertions that the 79-year old African-American comedian is a victim of racial basis and he was even compared to a black man who was shot by the police in one incident.

The NBC News reported that defense lawyer Angela Agrusa made a strong remark saying, "For Mr. Cosby, this is a version of the 'shoot now, ask questions later' approach to judicial justice that you're seeing in the streets."

She particularly aimed at high profile attorney Gloria Allred who represents Cosby's accusers. However, the said lawyer soon dismissed the assertions saying that it is just a desperate move of Cosby's defense team.

Prosecutors also disclosed a disagreement on defense team's claim that the cases of sexual assaults are all consensual.

"The victims did not consent to any of these acts and reported that she was unable to move or speak and felt frozen and paralyzed, " remarked by the Montgomery County district attorney's office the time it indicted the African-American star last December.

Lastly, there was a report that the defense want to raise a motion to move the trial outside the county because Kevin Steele, a District Attorney, used the Bill Cosby's sexual assault allegation as an issue in the campaign.

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