5 jurors picked for Cosby trial, 2 know a sex assault victim PITTSBURGH (AP) — The search for 12 jurors and six alternates for Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial is off to a brisk start even though a third of the initial jury pool had an opinion about Cosby's guilt or innocence and an equal number said they or someone close to them had been sexually assaulted. The lawyers studied each person's race, sex, age, occupation and interests to try to guess their inherent sympathies, experts said. The actor-comedian once known as America's Dad for his portrayal of Dr.