June 17 (UPI) — Bill Cosby‘s sexual assault trial ended in a mistrial on Saturday morning after six days of jury deliberation.
Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill declared a mistrial after the jury of seven men and five women was deadlocked following more than 50 hours of discussion. Jurors were unable to render a unanimous verdict on the three counts of felony aggravated indecent assault Cosby had been charged with.
“Do not in any way feel you have let the justice system down,” O’Neill told the jury.
Cosby was able to walk free from the court on bond after the ruling.
Cosby did not testify in his own defense during the trial over charges he drugged and raped Andrea Constand in 2005.
Following the judge’s decision, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said he intends to retry Cosby at a later date.
