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Looks Like 2016 is starting off real ugly for The Cosby’s Show star since Bill Cosby Charged With Sexual Assault in Pennsylvania!!!
CelebNMusic247.com just got word that on Wednesday Bill Cosby was charged with sexually assaulting a woman after plying her with drugs and alcohol in 2004…
Can you believe that Bill Cosby Charged With Sexual Assault?
We guess it was only a matter of time since Bill Cosby has been making negative headlines all of 2015 and now he’s ending the year with an official charge.
CelebNMusic247.com has learned via Reuters that this is the first criminal case against the once-beloved entertainer whose father-figure persona has been marred by dozens of similar misconduct accusations.
Cosby is 78 and walking with a cane these days. Bill was accompanied by two lawyers, who appeared for his arraignment hours later at a courthouse just outside Philadelphia, where he posted a $1 million bond, turned over his passport and was ordered to avoid any contact with his accuser.
Here the report on accused sex attacker Bill Cosby:
Smiling and politely thanking District Court Judge Elizabeth McHugh at the end of the brief proceeding, Cosby left the Elkins Park courthouse and was driven to a nearby police precinct to be finger-printed and booked.
The case against Cosby was filed just before the statute of limitations deadline for criminal prosecution was due to lapse in January. The charge stems from allegations levelled by Andrea Constand, 44, who settled a civil case against Cosby for an undisclosed sum in 2006.
He emerged from the police station 10 minutes later and was whisked away in the same black sport utility vehicle that had delivered him to the courthouse. He made no statements as a throng of reporters shouted questions at him.
Kevin Steele, the newly elected district attorney for Montgomery County, said in a earlier news conference:
“Today, after examination of all the evidence, we are able to seek justice on behalf of the victim.”
However, Cosby did not enter a plea in Wednesday’s case. But he and his lawyers, while acknowledging marital infidelity on his part, have consistently denied any allegations of sexual misconduct.
His legal team issued a statement late on Wednesday calling the sexual assault charge “unjustified,” suggesting it was politically motivated and declaring Cosby “will be exonerated by a court of law.”
Cosby, who personified the model American family man in his long-running hit television show, was charged with aggravated indecent assault, a second-degree felony carrying a maximum penalty of 5 to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.
After the court appearance the disgraced comedian embraces lawyer before boarding his private jet to his estate in Massachusetts after being charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home in 2004.
After leaving the courtroom The Daily Mail had this report on how Bill Cosby is handling the sexual assault charges:
Accused sex attacker Bill Cosby flew out of Philadelphia Wednesday night on his $3 million private plane – after a lingering hug with the high-profile attorney who has vowed to exonerate him.
The disgraced comedian, 78, shrugged off his court appearance by joining friends and family for a meal Wednesday afternoon at his sprawling mansion in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.
His attorney, Monique Pressley – a former DA and TV legal analyst – addressed reporters outside the seven-bedroom property, vowing to clear her rich client’s name and saying he was ‘doing as well as expected’. – The Daily Mail
He is due to return to court on Jan. 14 for a preliminary hearing.
