No Verdict Yet in Cosby Extortion Case

Jurors in the trial of a woman claiming to be Bill Cosby’s out-of-wedlock daughter failed to reach a verdict and will resume deliberations today. The jury is deciding the case against Autumn Jackson, 22, who is on trial for threatening to ruin Cosby’s reputation by selling her story to the Globe tabloid. Other defendants in the case are Jose Medina, 51, and Boris Sabas. The three are charged with conspiracy and extortion, and each faces a possible prison term of 12 years and fines of $750,000 if convicted. During the trial, prosecutors introduced as evidence recorded phone conversations and letters in which Jackson threatened to expose the actor as a deadbeat dad unless she received $40 million.