Cuba Gooding Jr.’s trial on groping charges is postponed

The Associated Press

5 years ago

Cuba Gooding, Jr., left, arrives at court to face a groping allegation charge, Tuesday Sept. 3, ... — Cuba Gooding, Jr., left, arrives at court to face a groping allegation charge, Tuesday Sept. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Cuba Gooding, Jr. left, arrives at court as he faces a groping allegation charge, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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’s lawyers argued against the delay.

The actor 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.