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Posted: 2017-06-10T00:48:25Z | Updated: 2017-06-10T00:48:25Z

The trial of legendary comedian and accused sexual assaulter Bill Cosby completed its first week on Friday in a courthouse outside of Philadelphia with the prosecution resting its case.

The trial may wrap up next week based on the two-week estimate Montgomery County Judge Steven ONeill made during pretrial preparations

Over two days this week, the jury heard testimony from Andrea Constand, the prosecutions star witness . Shes a former Temple University employee who for the first time publicly described the night in 2004 in which she says Cosby drugged and groped her in his home. That followed tearful testimony from a woman who worked for Cosbys agent in the 1990s and who said the actor assaulted her in his Beverly Hills hotel after giving her a pill.

The defense sought to undermine the credibility of the accusers by pointing to inconsistencies in their previous statements about their encounters with Cosby. On Monday, Cosbys lawyers may begin calling witnesses for his defense, but at this point theres been little indication of who might be summoned.

Cosby, 79, has been accused of sexual misdeeds by 60 women, but hes been charged only with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for what happened on the disputed night with Constand. Cosby, who has pleaded not guilty, could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

Here are some of the pivotal developments in the case and notable moments outside of court from the first week.