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An arrest warrant has been issued for Bill Cosby for aggravated indecent assault, a first-degree felony, over the alleged 2004 sexual assault of Andrea Constand, who was at the time the operations manager of Temple University’s women’s basketball team. Although Cosby has been accused of sexually assaulting more than 50 women, this case marks the first time criminal charges will be brought against him, just before the statute of limitations on the case run out on January. He is expected to be arraigned later Wednesday afternoon.
Constand’s case was originally settled in 2006 after the district attorney at the time declined to pursue the case. Although part of the contingency of the settlement was a confidentiality agreement, current Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman reopened the case over the summer, and Constand is said to be cooperating.
“Obviously we appreciate the expression of confidence in her,” says Dolores Troiani of her client, Constand, 42, who is now a massage therapist in Ontario, Canada. “We’ll have to see what happens. We hope justice will be done. We will cooperate fully.”
“I think she’d a very strong lady,” Troiani said. “She’ll do whatever she needs to do, whatever they ask of her.”
Cosby is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting Constand at his Elkins Park mansion (just outside Philadelphia) in January of 2004. At the time Constand said that she had met Cosby, whom she considered a friend and mentor, at his home to discuss her career.
It was there that she says she was given three blue pills by Cosby, who claimed it was “herbal medication” that would help her relax. After that, it was a story we’ve now we’ve heard all too many times. Constand says that after taking the pills she quickly became dizzy and weak, and alleges that Cosby sexually assaulted her while in a state of semi-consciousness.
We’ll update as details come in.
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Cosby needs to head to Puerta Vallarta. They’ll never find him there.
And dye his eyebrows blonde.
+1 Ah the brilliance of the internet
Well, better late than never
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Good to see the pudding popper getting some court time. Hope something sticks
Can you wear a sweater to court?
His depo is just Dennis:
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Pretty hard to prove sexual assault a decade+ after the fact. Most of the evidence is sounding circumstantial as well as “he said she said”. I’m rooting for her though, in the court of public opinion Cosby is guilty already, and rightfully so. 50 women don’t decide to lie about being raped by the same dude just to get 15 seconds of fame.
This just a waste of tax payer. The DA who is prosecuting this case used this as part of her campaign pledge for election. Her opponent was the original DA on the case was willing to press charges but the victim backed away
The only thing that’s going to come of this is more lawyers collecting checks.
I just hope this isn’t the another “OJ trial”. Because I can’t take that shit again.
she dropped the charges and didn’t want to cooperate after receiving a payout. Montgomery county was willing to press charges in 2004. Let’s also mention that she told three different stories. One: He drugged her drink Two: He gave her a Benadryl Three: It was a herbal remedy to relieve stress. I’m not making this stuff up
He Herbal Benadryl’d her drink. It checks out
Fascinating. Tell me, how many people who have been drugged can correctly identify what they were drugged with?
And how many people who drug people actually tell them what they’re drugging them with? “Here have this roofie.” Is not a common part of these conversations.
@amaterasau’s son the uproxx article is not painting the entire picture. I know people on her like to be snarky and cool but at least know all of the facts presented before making comments. This article does not mention she was going to his house on numerous occasions for private meeting regarding career advice.
damn , whats the statute of limitations on these things?
12 years. It was literally now or never. If they had waited even until next spring, he would’ve been in the clear.