Cosby’s Lawyer Accuses Prosecution Of Destroying Evidence

NORRISTOWN, PA — The prosecution withheld and then destroyed evidence that would have exonerated Bill Cosby, his lawyers alleged Friday, and now that want charges against him dismissed.

In a motion filed in Montgomery County Court, the defense claimed “prosecutorial misconduct” in their handling of key testimony.

The testimony in question comes from Marguerite Jackson, a confidant of Cosby’s accuser, Andrea Constand. In an interview with two detectives in 2003 and 2004, Constand allegedly told Jackson that she had not been sexually assaulted, but could claim that she was.

The prosecution did not disclose this interview prior to Cosby’s first trial last June, according to the motion.

Dozens of women in addition to Constand have leveled similar accusations of drugging and molestation at the comedian, but Constand’s charges are the first to be brought to criminal trial.

Patch has reached out to the District Attorney’s Office for comment on these allegations.

Cosby’s lawyers added that the detectives who interviewed Jackson later destroyed notes of their meeting.

Constand also testified during last June’s trial that she did know Jackson, despite lawyers saying the prosecution was well aware of their close relationship.

Thomas Mesereau, Michael Jackson’s former lawyer, is heading Cosby’s defense.

Montgomery County Judge Steven T. O’Neill will consider the motion.

Cosby’s retrial is set to begin in April, with jury selection in Montgomery County on March 29.

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