assault – Temple Update

Cosby Moved to General Detention

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:45:23 +0000

Bill Cosby, the former comedian and Temple grad was moved to general detention in his prison in Phoenix this week. Formerly in a special containment facility for sexually violent criminals and high-profile prisoners, Cosby has since been moved to a double prisoner cell with a cellmate. Speaking in an interview with NBC 10, Cosby’s spokesperson Andrew Wyatt stated that Cosby said prison was an…

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AEPi Fraternity to be Removed from Temple’s Campus

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 17:47:39 +0000

One of Temple’s largest fraternities, Alpha Epsilon Pi is set to be removed from campus by officials following accusations of misuse, poor conduct, and sexual assault. The large fraternity house on the corner of Broad and Norris will soon close its doors to new members as the police investigation into its behavior concludes. Last April reports surfaced from the Temple police and AEPi…

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Judge Rejects Bill Cosby Re-Trial Plea

Tue, 23 Oct 2018 19:44:12 +0000

Montgomery County court Judge Steven O’Neill has ruled that there will be no re-trial for the now-convicted Bill Cosby. The former comedian and Temple alumni requested a formal re-trial following his conviction in September, hoping to overturn the guilty verdict and avoid the 3-10 year jail sentence he is facing. Cosby’s defense team argued that the verdict in the case was far harsher than is…

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Bill Cosby Leaves Courthouse in Handcuffs, Sentenced 3-10 Years

Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:30:00 +0000

Once known as America’s Dad, comedian Bill Cosby now goes by another name: Inmate NN7687. Fourteen years after he drugged and sexually assaulted former Temple University employee Andrea Constand, Cosby was sentenced by Judge Steven O’Neill Tuesday to three to ten years in state prison. Judge O’Neill also ruled that Cosby will be classified as a sexually violent predator for the rest of his life.

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UPDATE: Former AEPi President Posts Bail after Charges of Attempted Sexual Assault

Thu, 17 May 2018 00:36:18 +0000

Updated: 5/17/18 5:30 PM Ari Goldstein, the former president of Temple’s AEPi fraternity, has been released from jail after posting 10 percent of a $2 million bail, according to a report by 6ABC. Goldstein was arraigned on May 16 and officially charged with attempted rape, attempted sexual assault, and more related counts. Temple University spokesman Brandon Lausch says…

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Bill Cosby to be Sentenced in September

Tue, 15 May 2018 20:34:50 +0000

While the guilty verdict in the high profile Bill Cosby has been rendered, the 80 year old comedian and Temple alumni is awaiting his fate, which will be decided on September 24th. Cosby was found guilty last month of three counts of indecent assault by a jury in a retrial that had been roughly a year and a half in the making. Among the women Cosby is charged with assaulting is former Temple…

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Cosby Defense Rests Case in Assault Trial

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:51:15 +0000

Bill Cosby’s defense team in the high profile Cosby assault trial has officially rested their case, marking the end of official hearings from prosecutors and defense. Cosby’s team made their final statements before the Judge Steven O’Neil today, opening the floor to closing arguments expected to take place tomorrow. Judge O’Neil informed jurors that they had been provided with all the evidence…

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Students Violently Assaulted Just Blocks From Campus

Thu, 16 Nov 2017 22:53:19 +0000

“The first thing that comes to my mind is just you know get the hell out of here. Like run.” Temple student Elijah Glovas-Kurtz was on his way to his car after a night class last Tuesday, when a group of four teenagers attacked him with a metal pipe. “Right as he’s at my side he just turns around punches me in the back of the head and then the kid to his right strikes me in the head with like…

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Students on Edge Following Flash Mob Assault

Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:00:03 +0000

Temple students were coming back to campus from Lincoln Financial around 8:30pm on October 21, ready to celebrate the football team’s win over USF. Nothing prepared sophomore Christina Lauletta for what would cut her night so short. Lauletta had taken the subway home from the stadium in a group—one of whom was her boyfriend. The group got off at Cecil B. Moore right in front of the Morgan Hall.

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Two Temple Football Players Suspended After Assault Allegations

Tue, 17 Mar 2015 04:55:15 +0000

Two Temple Football players have turned themselves in to authorities to face assault charges. Philadelphia Police say that 20-year old Dion Dawkins and 20-year old Hasson Reddick attacked an unidentified Temple student at a party at Club 1800 in Northern Liberties on Jan. 17th. The 21-year old complainant says he witnessed his friend being beat up by members of the Temple football team…

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