The Latest: 8th juror chosen to serve in Cosby assault case
By Associated Press
May 23, 2017 11:42 AM CDT
Bill Cosby, left, arrives for the second day of jury selection in his sexual assault case at the Allegheny County Courthouse, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Pittsburgh, Pa. The case is set for trial June 5 in suburban Philadelphia. (Andrew Rush/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP, Pool)   (Associated Press)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Latest on jury selection in Bill Cosby's sex assault case (all times local):

12:35 p.m.

A man in his 30s who says he doesn't watch much news has now become the eighth juror chosen in Pittsburgh for Bill Cosby's sex assault trial.

Lawyers have now selected five men and three women for the trial starting June 5 near Philadelphia.

All of them are white. Cosby has said racism may play a role in the dozens of similar accusations made against him by other women.

The jurors are being chosen from hundreds of miles away because of pretrial publicity about the case in Montgomery County.

The 79-year-old Cosby is accused of drugging and molesting a Temple University employee at his home in 2004. He has pleaded not guilty.

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12:10 p.m.

Two more people have been chosen in Pittsburgh to serve on the jury that will hear Bill Cosby's sex assault case.

All seven of the jurors chosen so far are white in a case that Cosby believes may have racial overtones.

Cosby became the first black actor to star in a network TV show in 1965 but has alienated some younger blacks by criticizing their clothes, music and lifestyle.

The two jurors chosen Tuesday morning are a man in his 20s and a woman who looks to be in her 50s.

The process will continue until lawyers find a dozen jurors and six alternates for the June 5 trial near Philadelphia.

Legal experts say the defense may be looking for older jurors who enjoyed his comedy routines and top-ranked sitcom, "The Cosby Show."

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9 a.m.

Bill Cosby has arrived for the second day of jury selection in his Pennsylvania sex assault case.

Cosby arrived at the Allegheny County Courthouse just before 9 a.m. Tuesday.

The 79-year-old Cosby is accused of drugging and molesting a Temple University employee in 2004. Cosby has called the encounter consensual.

Cosby goes on trial June 5 in suburban Philadelphia. The jury from Pittsburgh will be sequestered nearly 300 miles from home.

The jurors chosen so far include three white men and two white women. Their names, ages and occupations are being kept private.

Two of the five jurors picked so far say they know a victim of sexual assault but can be impartial in the case.

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Midnight

Two of the five jurors picked so far for Bill Cosby's criminal trial say they know a victim of sexual assault.

Loyola Law School professor Laurie Levenson says that reflects the scope of the problem and could be an issue for the defense.

The 79-year-old Cosby is accused of drugging and molesting a Temple University employee in 2004. Cosby has called the encounter consensual.

Cosby goes on trial June 5 in suburban Philadelphia. The jury from Pittsburgh will be sequestered nearly 300 miles from home.

The jurors chosen so far include three white men and two white women. Their names, ages and occupations are being kept private.

Jury selection resumes Tuesday.

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