Bill Cosby Loses Bid to Dismiss Criminal Case

Comedian is accused of sexual assault by former Temple University employee Andrea Constand

Bill Cosby

The criminal case against Bill Cosby will proceed after a Pennsylvania appeals court rejected the comedian’s attempt to halt the sexual assault case on Monday.

A Pennsylvania judge refused to toss out the case back in February, a decision Cosby tried to appeal. Monday morning, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled against the comedian, allowing the trial to proceed.

Cosby was charged with aggravated indecent assault in December. The charges stem from accusations made by former Temple University employee Andrea Constand, who claims Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in his Pennsylvania home in 2004.

After former Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) district attorney Bruce Castor declined to pursue criminal charges, Constand filed suit against Cosby in 2005, later settling with him.

Cosby has been accused of rape or sexual assault by dozens of women, many of whom claim he drugged them beforehand. Numerous lawsuits have been filed against the comedian. Cosby has denied the allegations, and in some cases sued his accusers for defamation.

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