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(The first criminal trial against Cosby ended in a hung jury last year.)
Jury selection is less than 60 days away.
Silvers withdrawal comes just days after the defense teamasked Judge Steven ONeill to outright dismiss the case.
The jury would benefit from hearing these other witnesses, said Allred.
The rationale would be … to show the same or similar MO by Mr. Cosby.
The last trial concluded before Harvey Weinstein changed the national conversation.
So even with the #MeToo movement, it seems to take more than one to be believed.
Allreds preparing for a civil case against Cosby in Los Angeles, expected to proceed later this year.
We are awaiting the conclusion of the second criminal trial before we can proceed, said Allred.
To date, almost 60 women have publicly accused Cosby of sexual misconduct over the past five decades.
