Bill Cosby Charged With Sexual Assault

Proto · Dec 30, 2015

Dec 30, 2015

(CNN) Bill Cosby has been charged with sexual assault in relation to a 2004 accusation in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Cosby, whose legacy as a comedian has been besmirched by multiple accusations of sexual assault, faces one felony charge of aggravated indecent assault.

This is the first criminal charge levied against Cosby since the allegations first arose. Cosby has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing.

After looking at all the evidence in the 2004 allegations, prosecutors decided to charge Cosby "because it was the right thing to do," Montgomery County prosecutor Kevin Steele said.

CNN has reached out to Cosby's lawyers for comment.

The district attorney did not name the victim, but the accusations he announced parallel the allegations made by former Temple University employee Andrea Constand. She has said Cosby drugged and fondled her in January 2004.

She was the first person to publicly allege sexual assault by Cosby. Prosecutors declined to file charges at that time, citing insufficient evidence.

Constand settled a civil case against Cosby in 2006. Pennsylvania law has a 12-year statute of limitations for sexual assault cases, a window that closes early next year.

Some unsealed documents from that civil suit revealed that Cosby has admitted to getting prescription Quaaludes to give to women he wanted to have sex with.

Asked whether investigators believe Cosby used Quaaludes in the 2004 case for which he is being charged, Steele said that pills were provided.

"There's inconsistencies on [what pills they were]. There was also wine provided," the prosecutor said. He said the woman has said she was "frozen, paralyzed, unable to move," so she was therefore unable to consent to sexual activity.

The 78-year-old Cosby has been dogged by allegations of sexual assault. More than 40 women have come forward to publicly accuse him of assaulting them over four decades, most saying he drugged them first.

Cosby filed a countersuit this month against seven women who had accused him of sexual assault and sued him for defamation. Cosby said the women's accusations hurt his reputation so much that plans for a new family comedy on NBC were derailed.

On December 15, Cosby sued Beverly Johnson, a pioneering African-American supermodel who accused Cosby in 2014 of sexual misconduct that she says happened years ago; Johnson says the comedian drugged and tried to r--- her at her New York home in the mid-1980s.

Cosby's lawsuit says Johnson joined other women making accusations against him to revive her waning career and to help sell copies of her memoir.

The lawsuit alleges defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress, saying Cosby and Johnson never spent any time alone in his house, he never drugged her and "her story is a lie."

"I am aware of the statements from Bill Cosby," Johnson said in a statement. "In cases of r--- and abuse, abusers will do whatever they can to intimidate and weaken their victims to force them to stop fighting. I ask for your support of all of the victims involved."
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/30/us/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-investigation-pennsylvania/

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boyz n the suburbs · Dec 30, 2015

Dec 30, 2015
He drugged me too
I need a lawyer.

Fr though, if that's true his dusty a--- belongs in jail for a while.

Oldboy · Dec 30, 2015

Dec 30, 2015
disgusting c----

Oldboy · Dec 30, 2015

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theg · Dec 30, 2015

Dec 30, 2015

theg · Dec 30, 2015

Dec 30, 2015
f---

RockstarX3000 · Dec 30, 2015

Dec 30, 2015
Bill Cosby is a dusty old n----- who was never funny to begin with

Proto · Dec 30, 2015

Dec 30, 2015

RockstarX3000 said

Bill Cosby is a dusty old n----- who was never funny to begin with
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:S

eddie313 · Dec 30, 2015

Dec 30, 2015
The evidence is strong...

reservoirGod · Dec 30, 2015

Dec 30, 2015

pluto✰ · Dec 30, 2015

Dec 30, 2015

Pixel · Dec 30, 2015

Dec 30, 2015
Too bad this is gonna give a bad reputation to freeman for all the 14 YO white girls that can't tell the difference between bill cosby and morgan freeman....

Flacko · Jan 8, 2016

Jan 8, 2016
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/06/us/bill-cosby-no-charges-los-angeles/

SHUDEYE · Jun 19, 2017

Jun 19, 2017
Apparently its a mistrial

SHUDEYE · Jun 19, 2017

Jun 19, 2017

Wreckless · Jun 19, 2017

Jun 19, 2017

Joey · Jun 19, 2017

Jun 19, 2017

RockstarX3000 said

Bill Cosby is a dusty old n----- who was never funny to begin with
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I thought u were back for a second

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