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Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Trial on Groping Charges is Postponed

Associated Press

   NEW YORK - Cuba Gooding Jr.'s trial on groping charges has been
   postponed until Oct. 10.

   Prosecutors said Tuesday they're still waiting for evidence in the
   Oscar-winning "Jerry Maguire" star's case. Jury selection had been set
   to start this week.

   Gooding is accused of placing his hand on a 29-year-old woman's breast
   and squeezing it without her consent at Magic Hour Rooftop Bar & Lounge
   near Times Square on June 9.

   The woman told police she believed Gooding was intoxicated.

   The 51-year-old Gooding was arrested four days later after turning
   himself in to police.

   He has pleaded not guilty to forcible touching and sexual abuse charges
   and is free on his own recognizance.

   He faces up to a year in jail if convicted.

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