Bill Cosby Charged In Sexual Assault Case

    Prosecutors in the US have charged comedian Bill Cosby with
    aggravated indecent assault over an alleged incident in 2004.
    It is the first time Mr Cosby, 78, has been charged with any
    offence after months of accusations.
    Andrea Constand says she was drugged then assaulted at the
    Philadelphia home of the former US television star.
    Dozens of women have accused him of sexual assault, dating
    back to the 1970s, but he has denied wrongdoing.

    Earlier this month he opened a lawsuit against seven of the
    women, accusing them of defamation.
    He arrived at court to be formally charged but said nothing
    as he walked into the building.
    Comedian Bill Cosby was charged on Wednesday with sexually
    assaulting a woman in 2004 after plying her with drugs and alcohol, marking the
    first criminal case against a once-beloved performer whose father-figure
    persona was already left tattered by dozens of misconduct allegations.
    It is the second time there has been an investigation into
    Ms Constand’s complaint against the actor, who won acclaim for playing a family
    doctor and model father in The Cosby Show.
    In 2005, after no charges were brought when she first made
    the accusation, she sued him and settled for an undisclosed sum.
    He has previously said under oath he had a consensual sexual
    encounter with her.
    Mr Cosby befriended Ms Constand through her job at Temple
    University and she came to think of him as “a mentor and a friend”
    before he allegedly made two sexual advances that were rejected, said
    prosecutors.
    Documents from her lawsuit against the star were sealed
    until this summer, when damaging testimony was revealed as more women came
    forward.

    The 12-year statute of limitations was only days away from
    expiring, in January 2016.

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