The decision by prosecutors in Pennsylvania to file criminal charges against comedian Bill Cosby could impact other alleged cases-including one right here in our area. Kevin Steele, the newly elected Montgomery County district attorney, had made his intent to prosecute Cosby a campaign issue in November.
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He is due to return to court on January 14 for a preliminary hearing. She along with Constand is one of the few accusers whose alleged attack happened within the statute of limitations.
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When asked how Cosby is viewing the charges, Pressley added, “I can’t testify really about his state of mind”.
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“What we have is not the effectuation of justice”. He did not have to enter a plea. But he and his lawyers, while acknowledging marital infidelity on his part, have consistently denied any allegations of sexual misconduct. As Cosby was arraigned on separate charges in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Goins’ attorney reacted on CNN.
“Seeing another prosecutor actually file charges hopefully will embolden the L.A. District Attorney’s Office to do the same”, Kuvin said. He expects that if they do charge Cosby in the Goins case, it will take place sometime before May when she turns 26. She said she passed out that night and woke up naked with Cosby performing lewd acts. The statement appeared to be at odds with Cosby’s sworn deposition in the civil case that they had consensual sexual. “Rather, reopening this case was our duty as law enforcement officers”, said Steele, who is the top deputy in the DA’s office and will take over next week.
“She’s very happy charges were brought”, Kuvin said.
It is the only criminal case brought against the actor who has been accused by more than 50 women of sexually abusing them in incidents dating back decades.
“Probably it is going to be the highest-profile criminal case in this country, at least involving a celebrity”, she said. He also stepped down from the board of trustees at Temple, and there were calls to revoke his Presidential Medal of Freedom. Throughout the accusations, he has maintained his innocence and has denied all wrongdoing. Los Angeles Police are still investigating her case. “It could lead Bill Cosby to start taking the Fifth Amendment and not giving any information at all”, she said.
Kathy McKee, a casting director who alleges Cosby raped her in a MI hotel room in the early 1970s when she an actress, said Wednesday she’s relieved, noting she and other women who have spoken out have been criticized. He settled a year later, but only after he gave almost 1,000 pages of deposition testimony.
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Cosby, who has dismissed the allegations as “innuendoes”, now has a new opportunity to address them.
