Bill Cosby is standing in court again this week as he is set to face another trial in Los Angeles over accusations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl in the 1970s.
According to a rep for Bill Cosby who spoke to The Post on Sunday, Jury selection in the civil case is likely to start Tuesday in LA Superior Court and could last up to a week.
The 85yrs old comedian and actor, who is legally blind, won’t be present in court for the proceedings, the spokesman said.
Opening arguments are expected to begin on June 1, and the trial itself is expected to last around seven days. The legal battle comes less than a year after Cosby was freed from prison when Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned his sexual-assault conviction in the drugging and molesting of Andrea Constand in 2004.
In the LA case, Cosby stands accused of sexually assaulting Judy Huth at the Playboy mansion in 1975, when she was 16 or 17 years old. Huth had previously said the alleged incident happened in 1974, and Cosby’s team tried and failed to get the suit dismissed after she revised the timeline of her allegations.
While Judge David Karlan wouldn’t throw out the claim, he ruled last week that Cosby’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, could again depose Huth, and her friend, Donna Samuelson.
Samuelson was deposed Friday and Huth will be deposed Monday evening, Andrew Wyatt, spokesperson and crisis communicator for Cosby, told The Post.
“This is a trial by the assassination of Mr. Cosby’s legacy and livelihood,” the spokesman said, adding that Cosby denies the allegations and believes he will be “vindicated” at trial.
