Comedian Bill Cosby, 78, is facing felony charges for aggravated indecent assault in a 2004 incident with a former Temple University employee, Andrea Constand, the Montgomery County District Attorney's office announced Wednesday. Constand, like many other accusers, claimed Cosby drugged her.
Over 50 women have accused Cosby of drugging or sexually assaulting them, although Cosby has denied all allegations and gone as far as to file defamation lawsuits against some of the accusers. While many of the women's cases have expired the statute of limitations, Pennsylvania law gives prosecutors up to 12 years for some sex crimes, meaning the clock is not yet up on Constand's case. This is the first time Cosby will face criminal charges stemming from the accusations.
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