Bill Cosby's Sexual Assault Case Can Proceed, Pennsylvania Appeals Court Rules
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Source: People Magazine
On Monday, the Pennsylvania Superior Court refused to hear entertainer Bill Cosby's request to dismiss the criminal case against him and lifted the temporary stay on the criminal case, paving the way for his trial for the alleged sexual assault of former Temple University employee Andrea Constand.
"We are ready for that [preliminary] hearing and look forward to the Court setting a date so we can present our case," Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said in a statement.
Cosby's representatives had no immediate comment.
Cosby, 78, is charged with aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting Constand, now 43, at his Elkins Park, Pennsylvania mansion in January 2004.
His attorneys were appealing a Feb. 4 decision by Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill, who ruled the case could go forward.
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