Bill Cosby To Be Charged With Sexual Assault; Arrest Warrant Issued

Despite suing a handful of his rape accusers, Bill
Cosby could yet again see himself on the wrong
side of the law. The AP reports that according to
two people with knowledge of the prosecutors
decision, Bill Cosby will be charged for sexual
assault in a case from 2004.

At the time of the report, Montgomery County

prosecutors had yet to make the announcement,

which is why the "two people" spoke

anonymously. Since the initial

announcement, PEOPLE reports that a warrant

has been issued for Cosby's arrest.

In 2004 Andrea Constand, a former Temple

University employee, told police that Cosby

drugged and violated her at his Elkins Park,

Pennsylvania home. The district attorney at the

time declined to charge Cosby. In 2006 she

settled her lawsuit with Cosby on "confidential"

terms.

"Obviously we appreciate the expression of

confidence in her," says Constand's lawyer. "We'll

have to see what happens. We hope justice will

be done. We will cooperate fully."

This will be the first criminal case against Cosby,

who's been accused of drugging and/or sexually

assaulting upwards of 80 women. Due to many of

the allegations being decades old, the statute of

limitations have run out on most. However for

certain sex crimes, Pennsylvania law gives

prosecutors up to 12 years to pursue charges.

This gives them until January.

In court filings over the summer, Cosby admitted

to his extramarital affairs and said that he and

Constand had consensual sex. He says that all he

gave Constand during their encounter was

Benedryl and that when Constand left his home,

she didn't seem angry or unhappy. However in

those same court filings, Constand said she was

in a relationship with a woman at the time. She

also called Cosby a "narcissist" who missed cues

that she's gay.

Andrea Constand, who is now 42, currently works

as a massage therapist in Ontario, Canada