Bill Cosby will face another trial on sexual assault charges in November after a jury failed to convict him last month.
The 79-year-old comedian’s day in court, November 6, was set by a Pennsylvania Judge Steven O’Neill on Thursday.
A jury in Montgomery County deadlocked last month, leading to a mistrial on accusations that Cosby assaulted Andrea Constand in 2004..
Constand, an employee at Cosby’s alma mater Temple University, said that he drugged her and attacked her at his mansion in suburban Philadelphia.
Cosby has claimed that the sexual contact between him and Constand, which he admitted to in phone conversations heard by the jury, was consensual.
The actor’s legal team trumpeted the non-verdict as a victory for their client, saying that it returned “power” to the alleged abuser and that he would be acquitted if retried.
At one point during 52 hours of deliberations, ten of the 12 jury members voted in favor of convicting Cosby for digitally penetrating Constand without her consent, an unidentified juror told ABC News.
The jury also reportedly voted 10-2 on a count that Cosby gave his alleged victim drugs or alcohol to impair her.
This is a developing story and will be updated