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Bill Cosby’s Accusers ‘Thrilled’ by His Arrest

“Friends and fans, Thank You”, a tweet posted to Cosby’s verified account read on Thursday night.

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Cosby was charged Wednesday with aggravated indecent assault for an alleged 2004 sexual attack on former Temple University employee Andrea Constand.


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Cosby’s arrest came after a blizzard of sensational allegations that destroyed his nice-guy image.

The charges “fulfill a campaign promise” that prosecutor Kevin Steele made this fall while running to be Montgomery County District Attorney, said Cosby’s spokeswoman, Monique Pressley.

United States comedian Bill Cosby arrives December 30, 2015 to the Court House in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania to face charges of aggravated indecent assault.

Mrs Cosby, 71, has stood by her husband as more than 50 women have accused him of sexual assault over the past decade.

Holding a cane, Cosby walked slowly and unsteadily into court on the arms of his lawyers to answer the charges against him. “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. Cosby claimed that anything that happened with Constand was consensual.

It’s the first criminal charge against Cosby over his conduct with women, which has received new scrutiny in the past year.

“The vast majority of the public believes that all of these other alleged victims are people who suffered exactly the same fate that his woman, Andrea Constand, said she suffered, even though the details may be different…the devil is in the details here”, Klieman explained.

After Cosby offered her three pills – what he called “herbal medication” – she felt dizzy and weak, she said.

Elsewhere, Cosby is facing civil suits from Judy Huth and Chloe Goins, as well as defamation lawsuits from other accusers. Among other things, Cosby admitted obtaining quaaludes to give to women he wanted to have sex with.

Before she met Cosby, Constand was enjoying the fruits of a driven career. Steele’s television ads and public statements were critical of his opponent for passing on the Cosby case.

When Constand first met Cosby, she was the director of operations for Temple’s women’s basketball team.

At least 58 women total publicly accused Cosby of targeting them in incidents like the one Constand described to police. Indeed, the case was a hot topic during the race between Steele and D.A. Bruce Castor, who in 2005 declined to pursue criminal charges in this matter. One exception: a 2008 case involving a model at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles.

In the case of Cosby, prosecutors may indeed be able to present allegations that the comedian had a common way of operating. “It was embarrassing to say that the evidence isn’t strong enough or this doesn’t matter enough”. “So if a judge chooses to consider from a prosecutor such testimony, then we will deal with that at that time”.

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Material from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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