Prosecution Reportedly Rests Case In Bill Cosby Trial

NORRISTOWN, PA -- The prosecution rested their case Friday afternoon after five days of arguments in the Bill Cosby trial in Montgomery County, according to multiple media reports.

The defense will begin presenting their arguments on Monday morning, according to USAToday.

The fifth day concluded with additional reading from Cosby's damning 2005 testimony, wherein he describes progressing to a point "somewhere between consent and rejection."

The jury also heard from a clinical psychologist and expert in sexual abuse who said Cosby's accuser, former Temple University employee Andrea Constand, 44, behaved in a manner consistent with victims of assault, 6ABC reports.

A potential line of argument for the defense was to use the same argument used in 2005 by then Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor. Part of the reason Castor did not prosecute Cosby at the time, in addition to a lack of evidence, was the fact that Constand had waited a year until reporting the assault to the police.

Testimony Friday suggested this is normal for survivors of assault.

"Some victims may tell others they were sexually assaulted right away, but most do not," said Kristen Houser, a spokesperson for the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. "Many victims will wait weeks, months, or even years before discussing the assault with anyone. Most victims never make any formal report."

Catch up on the full week at the Cosby trial with our summary here.

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