>>> Can you talk about the
physical charges against Cuba
Gooding Jr. Or any additional
information you have on them?
>> Yes, as reported there were
several different sexual assault
complaints and our special units
division did a lot of good work
and being prosecuted.
>> Cuba Gooding Jr. Is facing an
additional charge in his new
York sex abuse case.
>> Joining us to break down what
that means is criminal defense
attorney Allison treesle.
>> Hi, guys.
>> Always great to see you.
What is the latest with this
case?
>> So we don't know what the new
charges are going to be.
They will be unveiled on
Tuesday.
Cuba Gooding Jr. Doesn't even
know what he's charged with.
>> Is that typical?
>> Here's the thing about his
open case, I watched the video.
As a defense attorney -- but
also I'm thinking as a juror, I
don't think it's a very strong
case.
>> Interesting.
>> S I think they're looking to
see what else is out there to
probably bolster their case.
They say there are other
incidents.
So let's see what happens on
Tuesday.
But standing alone, this wasn't
a great case.
That was set to two to trial for
the prosecution.
>> At the moment he's facing
charges of sexual abuse and
forcible touching.
>> Groping, misanyoner that
carries up to a year in jail but
the defense had a really strong
case.
Maybe they're using the
additional charges to bolster
that charge.
>> But it sounds like a big deal
when you hear supreme court
arraignment.
>> Here's the thing about new
York, supreme court in New York
is the lowest level court.
So it's kind of flipped from
everywhere else in the country.
So it's not as serious.
It's like any other court that
anyone else goes to.
You but his defense attorney
made a strong showing, hey,
guess what, anybody else, you
would have never charged this
case.
>> Interesting.
I want to make note Cuba pled
not guilty and denies the
allegations.
>> Very much denies it.
>> Moving on to something else
very much in the news to Lindsay
lohan, the lifetime having a
movie coming out before we even
know the real-life situation,
the way it playing out.
There have been eight parents
sentenced so far in the college
admission scandal.
What do you think of the way the
judge treated them, lenient?
Too harsh?
>> Let me give a little
background.
52 people were indicted, 35
parents.
8 have pled, and 6 more
sentenced and 6 more will be
sentenced in the upcoming month.
That means a lot of people still
have not accepted guilt or pled
guilty, right?
But here's the pattern so far.
The most you some has gotten,
and it really fens how much
money the theft they are saying
is five months.
Someone just got probation, no
time at all.
Felicity Huffman only got 14
days.
So it seems with this judge, if
you plead early, you're going to
get the benefit of that and
you're going to do less time.
Lori Loughlin --
>> She's saying she's not
guilty.
>> And she has an absolute right
to fight this.
She says she's guilty, has a
right to fight it but she needs
to know if she does and if she
gets convicted, she's going to
get hammered.
>> Why do you think her
attorneys are advising her to
plead not guilty?
>> See, I don't know if she's
saying look, I can beat this.
I don't want a conviction.
I'm not doing any time and her
defense are saying look, the
writing is on the wall or
they're all in, look, we got
this, we can beat this.
Either way, she really needs to
think about it because those
additional charges that were
added, those are an additional
maximum of 40 years in prison.
So these low sentences that we
are seeing, the one month, three
months, you can -- if she gets
convicted, expect much more
time.
>> Fweez.
>> And possibly a plea teal
though.
>> She can.
She absolutely can.
Remember --
>> Even after pleading not
guilty?
>> Yes.
These people pled very early but
there's still 20 parents out
there that have not pled guilty.
She's just one of them.
She's obviously high notoriety
but for all of them, I caution
them, if you do not plead guilty
and you go to trial and you
lose, you're going to get a lot
of time.
>> She has a status hearing
January 17th.
She also denied all of the
allegations.
>> Quickly the last case the
Ryan Phillippy settlement.
>> Yes, there was a settlement.
What does that mean?
>> Will that signal to people
there was wronging to?
Somewhere here's the thing, I
will do it fast but I have to
say this, for him, it could have
been really embarrassing.
There was allegations of serious
drug use, some type of domestic
violence where he threw this
woman down the stairs.
He doe nyad it completely.
He didn't want Reese Witherspoon
to testify but she was
subpoenaed to testify.
And for this girl, there was
worry too because he was
arrested, no charges were ever
brought.
If he could have brought that
in, maybe a jury says if he
wasn't charged criminally, why
do we hold him civilly liable?
>> What did that settlement look
like?
>> We don't know the terms.
We may at in point.
But the fact of the matter is it
was settled.
>> And he continues to deny the
allegations.
>> He does, correct.
>> So it goes away.
>> Goes away.
Probably bet for his career.
>> For everyone.
>> I agree.
>> Thank you very much.
We're all caught up.
Ryan Phillippy, let me mention,
continues to deny the
allegations.