Bill Cosby charged over 2004 sexual assault allegation
- 9 years ago
Comedian Bill Cosby will face an aggravated indecent assault charge, his first criminal charge for his conduct against women, prosecutors announced on Wednesday.
Pennsylvania prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for an alleged sexual assault that happened more than a decade ago.
Former Temple University employee Andrea Constand said Cosby drugged and violated her in Philadelphia, but a district attorney declined to press charges in 2005.
Old allegations of sexual misconduct against Cosby, 78, received renewed attention last year.
Since then, more than 50 women have come forward accusing the comedian of sexual assault or misconduct.
Pennsylvania prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for an alleged sexual assault that happened more than a decade ago.
Former Temple University employee Andrea Constand said Cosby drugged and violated her in Philadelphia, but a district attorney declined to press charges in 2005.
Old allegations of sexual misconduct against Cosby, 78, received renewed attention last year.
Since then, more than 50 women have come forward accusing the comedian of sexual assault or misconduct.