Following a string of sexual assault allegations trailing American comedian, Bill Cosby, he has finally been charged with sexual assault.
TMZ reports
The charges stem from Andrea Constand, a former Temple University employee, who claims in 2004 Cosby drugged and assaulted her while she was working as the operations manager for the women’s basketball team.
Montgomery County authorities investigated but eventually rejected the case, citing a lack of evidence.
Constand sued Cosby in 2005 and settled the case a year later.
District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman reopened the investigation this summer in light of accounts from more than 50 women who made similar accusations.
Under Pennsylvania’s 12-year statute of limitations for felony sex crimes, Ferman’s office had until January to file a case based on Constand’s claims.
If convicted Cosby faces up to 10 years in prison.