Only the jurors know, of course. But testimony over the past few days has raised potential points of contention, and more than a few unanswered questions.
Cosby’s remarks about consent were preoccupying the panel, and so were discrepancies in the prosecution’s evidence. As the parties waited anxiously, there was no sign of a verdict.
In his 1989 book, girls and women were alien objects who needed to be tricked or coerced into sex. Statements produced at his trial suggest that, years later, little had changed.
In interviews produced at his trial, he painted himself as a seducer, a provider of relaxing drugs and a tester of women’s boundaries. But he claimed he never acted without consent.