NORRISTOWN, Pa. _ Jurors in comedian Bill Cosby's trial on sexual assault charges told the judge Thursday they are deadlocked and can't reach a consensus on a verdict.
Judge Steven T. O'Neill has sent them back to the jury room try to break the stalemate.
Cosby's defense moved immediately for a mistrial, but the judge denied the motion.
Cosby is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for an incident involving former Temple University basketball staffer Andrea Constand. If found guilty, he could face up to 10 years on each count.
The entertainer was a beloved sitcom dad before he endured a spectacular public fall beginning in 2014, with some 60 women since then stepping forward to accuse him of sexual assault. The Constand case is the only known instance in which the statute of limitations had not expired.
If Cosby is found guilty, a big question will be whether O'Neill revokes Cosby's bond and sends the entertainer to jail.
Prosecutors are likely to argue that Cosby's wealth makes him a flight risk, while the defense will say he is a long-standing member of the community and a bond increase should suffice. Pennsylvania legal experts said an ankle bracelet is one potential compromise.
But the lengthy deliberations _ and the jury's announcement that it is deadlocked _ suggest that jurors are having a difficult time reaching a consensus on a conviction.
During days of deliberation, the sequestered jurors have made several requests for information from the judge.
On Tuesday, they sought a re-reading of portions of Cosby's civil deposition, which included his timeline of how he met Constand and exactly what happened on the night of the alleged attack.
Wednesday saw them requesting part of Constand's testimony, particularly about the night of the alleged assault, as well as testimony from a law enforcement officer who had interviewed Cosby about the incident.
