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Cosby Lawyer Challenges Accuser's Credibility In Sexual Assault Trial

The attorney attempted to portray Cosby's relationship with Andrea Constand as a romantic one. The 79-year-old comic is charged with aggravated indecent assault, which could carry a 10-year sentence.
Bill Cosby (center) walks through the Montgomery County Courthouse on the third day of his sexual assault trial on Wednesday in Norristown, Pa.

Updated 9:35 p.m. ET

On the third day of Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial, his lawyer attempted to portray the comedian's relationship with accuser Andrea Constand as a romantic one.

But throughout her nearly seven hours on the stand over two days, Constand was unwavering in her testimony, The Associated

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