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Bill Cosby Faces Criminal Charges in Sexual Assault Case

More than 50 women have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault. Now, for the first time, the 78-year-old comedian is facing felony criminal charges . The charges were brought by Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele in Pennsylvania.

By Barbara Bogaev • Dec 30, 2015 • 1 min read

More than 50 women have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault. Now, for the first time, the 78-year-old comedian is facing felony criminal charges. The charges were brought by Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele in Pennsylvania. They stem from a 2004 accusation by Andrea Constand, who says Cosby assaulted her when she was working at Temple University. Amy Sullivan, senior editor with Yahoo News, has more on the story.

Barbara Bogaev
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Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Jenny Hamel
KCRW
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Amy Sullivan
Yahoo News

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Bill Cosby Faces Criminal Charges in Sexual Assault Case

More than 50 women have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault. Now, for the first time, the 78-year-old comedian is facing felony criminal charges . The charges were brought by Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele in Pennsylvania.

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Bill Cosby Faces Criminal Charges in Sexual Assault Case

More than 50 women have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault. Now, for the first time, the 78-year-old comedian is facing felony criminal charges . The charges were brought by Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele in Pennsylvania.

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