More Problem For Bill Cosby As He Loses Bid To Stop Cex Crime Trial

A judge in the United States, has told Bill Cosby, popular television Comedian, that his trial on sexual assault charges will continue. The judge explained that a prosecutor’s promise not to charge Cosby did not have the force of law.

On December 30, Cosby, 78 year-old, was charged in Philadelphia with three counts of aggravated indecent assault. His lawyers had tried to have the felony charges dismissed, saying the former prosecutor who originally investigated the 11year-old case had sworn that the comedian would never be charged. In his ruling, O’Neil refused to dismiss the case, saying his decision was based on “credibility determinations,”. He also rejected a defense request to dismiss the current prosecutor from the case.

Cosby is charged with drugging and raping former Temple University employee Andrea Constand in January 2004 at his home outside Philadelphia. According to police reports cited in court documents, Cosby has said the encounter was consensual. If convicted, Cosby would face 5 to 10 years in prison.

The case is the first criminal prosecution Cosby has faced amid dozens of accusations of sexual assault by more than 50 women. Most of the alleged incidents date back decades and fall outside legal time limits for prosecution. Constand originally went to police in January 2005, a year after the alleged assault