Bill Cosby ordered to stand trial in Pennsylvania sex assault case
- 8 years ago
A Pennsylvania court judge ordered Bill Cosby to stand trial Tuesday in the felony sex-assault case stemming from a 2004 encounter.
The accuser, Andrea Constand, told authorities the comedian violated her after giving her three blue pills that made her dizzy, blurry-eyed and sick to her stomach.
The statement was given at a preliminary hearing held to decide whether prosecutors have enough evidence to put the 78-year-old TV star on trial for sexual assault charges that could bring 10 years in prison.
In his own statement, Cosby portrayed it as consensual sexual activity, saying Constand never said “no.” Cosby’s lawyers are trying to get the case thrown out, arguing a previous prosecutor a decade ago made a promise that the comic would never be charged.
The accuser, Andrea Constand, told authorities the comedian violated her after giving her three blue pills that made her dizzy, blurry-eyed and sick to her stomach.
The statement was given at a preliminary hearing held to decide whether prosecutors have enough evidence to put the 78-year-old TV star on trial for sexual assault charges that could bring 10 years in prison.
In his own statement, Cosby portrayed it as consensual sexual activity, saying Constand never said “no.” Cosby’s lawyers are trying to get the case thrown out, arguing a previous prosecutor a decade ago made a promise that the comic would never be charged.