The Cosby Verdict and #MeToo

The Daily

The New York Times

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4.4 • 102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2018

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Bill Cosby has been convicted of sexual assault following years of accusations from dozens of women. What changed between the first trial, which ended in a hung jury, and this one? Guests: Graham Bowley, an investigative reporter at The Times who has been covering the Cosby proceedings; Lili Bernard, a former guest star on “The Cosby Show” and one of more than 50 women who have spoken out against the entertainer. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barbarale. This is The Daily.
0:04.0	Today, Bill Cosby has been found guilty of sexual assault after years of claims against him.
0:17.0	What changed between the first trial and the second?
0:22.0	It's Friday, April 27th.
0:31.0	Can you call in one minute?
0:40.0	Hey, I'm Chris. It's Michael.
0:43.0	Okay, bye.
1:10.0	I called my colleague, Graham Bowley, on Thursday afternoon, right after the verdict had come down in the Cosby trial.
1:21.0	Hi.
1:22.0	Hey, Graham, it's Michael.
1:24.0	Hi, Michael.
1:25.0	Hey, it sounds like that was a little bit of a hectic scene.
1:28.0	As amazing as we were waiting for Mr. Cosby to come out, which he did.
1:33.0	Oh, wow. He just walked out of the courtroom.
1:35.0	Well, he came out of the courtroom onto the steps in this bright sunlight and it was like a carnival.
1:40.0	Bill Cosby, three words for you.
1:44.0	Guilty, guilty, guilty.
1:48.0	The accusers were there. The media was there. The public's there.
1:52.0	Press cameras everywhere. And then finally Mr. Cosby comes out.
1:56.0	His lawyers first, the big train of them.
1:58.0	They go down the side of the courtroom.
2:00.0	Very loud, it's a huge hubbub. And Mr. Cosby walked very slowly and he raises his left hand.
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