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At Bill Cosby trial, a #MeToo master class set the stage for prosecutors

Ziv, a clinical psychiatrist and Temple University professor, spent an hour on the witness stand Tuesday dispelling common cultural misconceptions on how sexual assault victims ought to react to their abuse. It was a masterclass for understanding the #MeToo moment that has pervaded the wider culture in the months since Cosby's last trial.

District Attorney Kevin Steele, right, and Assistant District Attorney Kristen Feden leave the courtroom during the lunch break in the second day of sexual assault retrial of actor and comedian Bill Cosby at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. on April 10, 2018.
District Attorney Kevin Steele, right, and Assistant District Attorney Kristen Feden leave the courtroom during the lunch break in the second day of sexual assault retrial of actor and comedian Bill Cosby at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. on April 10, 2018.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer