(kevin steele/montgomery co., pa, district attorney-elect) "mr. cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault." over the past several months, more than 50 women have accused cosby of sexual abuse, some dating back decades. this is the first time he's been charged. today's charges stem from the victim's account of the incident, which was similar to those of other accusers. (kevin steele/montgomery co., pa, district attorney-elect) "on the evening in question, he urged her to take pills he provided and to drink wine, the effect of which rendered her unable to move or respond." cosby has always denied the accusations, and refused to speak about them. (bill cosby) "we don't answer to that." prosecutors say they filed the charges because the statute of limitations for sexual assault were due to expire early next year. (kevin steele/montgomery co., pa, district attorney-elect) "today, after examination of the evidence, we are able to seek justice on behalf of the victim." kenneth craig, cbs ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) cosby has paid the mandated 10- per

sot - kevin steele/montgomery county district attorney - "reopening this case was not a question..." the new charges announced by the montgomery county district attorney who just won a heated political election by running this attack ad against his opponent. nats - campaign ad - "bruce castor... a former d.a. who refused to prosecute bill cosby." sot - kevin steele/montgomery county district attorney-elect - "we examined all of the evidence that we had available to us, made this determination because it was the right thing to do." in a statement to nbc news... cosby's attorneys suggested the charges were motivated by local politics and "came as no surprise... we intmount a vigorous defense against this unjustified charge and we expect that mr. cosby will be exonerated by a court of law." one of the 12 women who came forward as a "jane doe" in the 2005 civil suit... saying she doesn't believe cosby will admit any wrongdoing at trial. sot - patricia steuer/cosby accuser - "i have not ever known him to be a person who tells the truth so no i don't have a particular desire to hear him te

sot - kevin steele / montgomery county district attorney- elect "on the evening in question, mr. cosby urged her to take pills, and to drink wine. the effect rendered her unable to move or respond to his advances and he commited aggravated indecent assault against her." when constrand first made the accusations- prosecutors- decided there wasn't enough evidence to pursue the case, and constand later settled with cosby in civil court. but - prosecutors say - incriminating statements cosby made in a recently released deposition in that case- led them- in part- to open the criminal investigation. cosby - admitting that he'd given qualludes to women.. but saying the pills he gave constrand were benadryl?insisting what followed was cosby has been accused of drugging and assaulting dozens of women over decades: this is the first time- he's been criminally charged. jack: cosby is out on a million dollars bond. he'll be back in court in two weeks and could face up to a decade in prison if convicted. jack: tight security today in pasadena, california. a caravan of cops is now there to hel

sot - kevin steele / montgomery county district attorney-elect "mr. cosby urged her to take pills, and to drink wine. the effect rendered her unable to move or respond to his advances." cosby did not enter a plea today. the 78-year-old simply responded 'yes' when asked if he understood the charges against him. his attorneys calls the charge 'unjustified.' cosby is scheduled to be back in court in two weeks.. and could face up to a decade in prison if convicted. the cleveland chapter of the naacp.. and other community groups.. are calling for demonstrations following a grand jury decision 'not' to indict two white police officers in the fatal shooting of 12-year-old tamir rice. what you're about to see in cleveland you've never seen before. we are calling on activitists from all across the country to be here in cleveland with us. coming.. and there will be civil disobedience as cleveland braces for unrest.. the groups are demanding the grand jury transcripts.. the removal of prosecutor tim mcginty.. and the re-negotiation of the police patrolmen's asso

and within a half hour she had blurred vision and difficulty speaking: ((kevin steele/montgomery county district attorney-elect "mr. cosby urged her to take pills that he provided to her and to drink wine. the effect of which rendered her unable to move.")) ((paula francis)) cosby settled a lawsuit about the case in 2005.. and prosecutors used part of that deposition to build their case. more than 50 other women have lodged similar complaints against cosby..going back decades. cosby denies all the charges and allegations. his attorney called the charge "politically motivated"./// ((paula francis)) > celebrating marriage. clark county is ready to issue their 5- thousand-th marriage license to a same sex couple. the surprise in store for news now at four... if you're ringing in the new year with a glass of wine... forget about the red and white varieties. the resurgence orange wine is experiencing... and fireworks can make new year's eve a very stressful time for pets. we have tips to keep your four legged friend calm... ((paula francis)) > clark county is awaiting the 5- thousandth same

sot - kevin steele / montgomery county district attorney-elect "on the evening in question, mr. cosby urged her to take pills, and to drink wine. to move or respond to his advances and he commited aggravated indecent assault against her." when constrand first made the accusations- prosecutors- decided there wasn't enough evidence to pursue the case, and constand later settled with cosby in civil court. but - prosecutors say - incriminating statements cosby made in a recently released deposition in that case- led them- in part- to open the criminal investigation. cosby - admitting that he'd given qualludes to women.. but saying the pills he gave constrand were benadryl?insisting what followed was consensual. cosby has been accused of drugging and assaulting dozens of women over decades: this is the first time- he's been criminally charged. marci gonzalez oncam close: cosby is now out on bail which was set at a million dollars bond. he is scheduled to be back in court in two weeks and could face up to a decade in prison now for the latest developments on the woman charged in that

sot - kevin steele / montgomery county district attorney- elect "on the evening in question, mr. cosby urged her to take pills, and to drink wine. the effect rendered her unable to move or respond to his advances and he commited aggravated indecenen assault against her." when constrand first made the accusations- prosecutors- decided there wasn't enough evidence to pursue the case, and constand later settled with cosbyin civil court but - prosecutors y - incriminating statements cosby made in a recently released deposition in that case- led them- in part- to open the criminal investigation. cosby - admitting that he'd given qualludes to women.. but saying the pills he gave constrand were benadryl?insisting what followed was consensual. cosby has been accused of drugging and assaulting dozens of women over decades: this is the first time- he's been criminally charged. marci gonzalez oncam close: cosby is being held court in two weeks and could face up to a decade in prison if convicted. marci gonzalez, abc news, elkins park, pennsylvania" jenna: an update now on a story we brought

sot - kevin steele / montgomery county district attorney-elect "on the evening in question, mr. cosby urged her to take pills, and to drink wine. the effect rendered her unable to move or respond to his advances and he commited aggravated against her." when constrand first made the accusations- prosecutors- decided there wasn't enough evidence to pursue the case, and constand later settled with cosby in civil court. but - prosecutors say - incriminating statements cosby made in a recently released deposition in that case- led them- in part- to open the criminal investigation. cosby - admitting that he'd given qualludes to women.. but saying the pills he gave constrand were benadryl?insisting what followed was consensual. cosby has been accused of drugging and assaulting dozens of women over decades: this is the first time- he's been criminally charged. marci gonzalez oncam close: cosby's attorneys call the charge unjustified. cosby's scheduled to be back in court in two weeks and could face up to a decade in prison if convicted. in elkins park, pennsylvania, marci gonzalez, abc

(sot/ kevin steele / da-elect, montgomery co, pa :30 - :47 ) "on the evening in question, mr. csby urged her to take pills that he provided to her and to drink wine. the effect of which rendered her unable to move or respond to his advances, and he committed aggravated indecent assault upon her." the charge against cosby comes just two weeks after he filed famation lawsuits against t several of his accusers... in suburban philadelphia wednesday afternoon. chris clackum, nbc news. >> turning our attention to politics, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton plans to stump for support in siouxland next week. yesterday, she was back on the campaign trail for the first time since taking a break over christmas. she held two town hall meetings in new hampshire. tuesdadashe will be in sioux city for an event at 2:15 p.m. the location hasn't been announced yet. republican pennsylvania senator rick santorum has today in holstein, iowa. the presidential candidate is speaking at the leonard limousin and angus farm. hear from the sen., tonight on news 4. candidate ted cruz plans

(sot/ kevin steele / da- elect, montgomery co, pa :28 - :46) "on the evening in question, mr. cosby urged her to take pills that he provided to her and to drink wine. the effect of which rendered her unable to move or respond to his advances, and he committed aggravated indecent assault upon her." andrea constand previously came forward as that alleged victim in a civil suit... and through her attorneys ...expressed appreciation to pennsylvania authorities for finally charging cosby. she's one of more than 50 women who say they were drugged and/or sexually assaulted by cosby...and who, according to legal analysts, could be called to testify against him. (sot/ laura coates / fmr federal prosecutor 1:10 - 1:25) "the game changer here is that bill cosby may very well have to hear, not only the victim in this case, but the testimony of all of the other alleged victims, with similar m-o, talk to him in court, and a criminal setting" cosby has denied all allegations...but his bond was set at one million dollars...and his passport was confiscated. chris clackum, nbc news. >> well, if

kevin steele / montgomery county district attorney 10;15;21;05 "mr. cosby urged her to take pills, that he provided to her, and to drink wine, the effect of which rendered her unable to move, respond to his advances, and he committed aggravated indecent assault upon her." nats ryan yells out "mr. cosby - how do you respond to the charges?"] appearing frail as he walked in...cane in hand, his lawyers guiding him to court...cosby answered yes when asked if he understood the charge against him ...aggravated indecent assault....punishable , if convicted, by up to 10 years in prison. he hasnt yet entered a plea, but cosby's lawyers released a statement saying? ff grfx statement "make no mistake, we intend to mount a vigorous defense against this unjustified charge and we expect that mr. cosby will be exonerated by a court of law." (source: the pressley firm) [ clips from a&e documentary: "cosby: the women speak".] must bug "a&e" over 50 women have superstar comedian of sexual assault, drugging or rape. earlier this year, more than a dozen of those women sp

pennsylvania, by the montgomery county district attorney, kevin steele, talking about a sexual assault from 2005 against bill cosby. >> -- in sheltonham township, montgomery county. mr. cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault. this is a felony of the first degree. mr. cosby's attorney has been notified of the charges, and he is expected to be arraigned later this afternoon. when we have a specific time for that, we'll let you know, and that's going to be at the district judge's office in elkins park. the charges today are filed as a result of new information that came to light in july of 2015. the statute of limitations in this type of case is 12 years. after determining that the statute of limitations regarding potential criminal offenses had not yet expired, the investigation was reopened. working with chief norris and the sheltonham township police,

assistant montgomery county d.a. kevin steel. >> on the evening in question mr. cosby urged her to take

(sot/ kevin steele / da-elect, montgomery c c, pa :28 - :4646 pills that he provided to her and he committed aggravated indecent assault upon her." andrea constand previously came forward as that alleged victim in a civil suit... and through her attorneys ...expressed appreciation to pennsylvania ugged and/or cosby...and who, according to legal analysts, could be called to testify against him. (sot/ laura coates / fmr feeeral prosecutoo 1:10 - 1:25) "the game changer here is that bill cosby may very well have to victims, with similar m-o, talk to him in court, and have their moment against him in a criminal setting" cosby has denied all allegations...but his bond wass set at e million dollars...and his passport was confiscated. news. bill cosby is freed and posted bail-- and continues to deny charges. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologistark schnackenberg now for your firstforecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weweher team. see the screen hehe is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: morning. we will have areas of roadways may still be a bit slic

((sot: kevin steel/ montgomery co., pa, district attorney- elect))"he urged her to take pills he provided and to drink wine, the effect of which rendered her unable to move or respond."more than 50 women have accused cosby of sexual abuse.. but .. this is the first time cosby has been charged. he has denied the accusations. ------------------------- ----------------(nats: "star wars: the force awakens") blockbusters like "star wars: the force awakens" and "jurassic world" helped make 20-15 a record-breaking year for hollywood.ticket sales in north america are expected to top 11-billion dollars by the end of today. ------------------------- carrie underwood and gwen stefani are set to perform live in new york's time square to ring in 20-16. rapper puff daddy will hit the stage in miamiand the rock band kings of leon will headline the new year's eve celebration in nashville.that's your eye on entertainment. chris martinez, cbs news. 3 here's what we're talking about on facebook this morning... how was your 2015? to in the new year? 3 3 still to come this morning... with the help of smartpho

>> reporter: montgomery county district attorney's electric kevin steel says those charges stem from a february 2004 assault at cosby's cheltenham home. it is there that the prosecutor says that cosby drugged and assaulted andrea constand cosby's then friend and temple university employee. >> on the evening in question, mr. cosby, urged her to take pills, that he provided to her, and to drink wine. the the effect of which rendered her unable to move, or respond to his advances, and he committed aggravated indecent assault upon her. >> reporter: any response, mr. . no reaction from the 78 year-old comedian as he enter the the court for his initial arraignment. judge set his bond at one million-dollar and terms of that bond require cosby to have no communication with constand. he is also required to turn over his passport which his attorney did at the arraignment. >> after leaving the court, cosby was book in the chelten a ham police department, his mug shot, snapped and the the comedian then posted bond and

kevin steele ran against former montgomery county d.a. bruce castor. >> a former d.a. ho refused to prosecute bill cosby. >> reporter: bill cosby quickly became a centerpiece of the campaign. on wednesday steele said charging cosby with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in his home had only to do with the facts of the case. he said new evidence was made public when depositions from one of the civil cases against cosby surfa surfaced. >> reopening this case was our duty as law enforcement officers. >> reporter: thursday on the "today" show, cosby's attorney said the charges have little to do with law. >> fulfilling a campaign promise, not necessarily interested in effectuating justice. >> reporter: cosby appeared frail as he slowly made his way through cameras and questions before being formally charged. steele filed the charges months before the statute of limitations was set to expire. >> do you think these charges had anything to do with politics? >> i think they do and i think the response probably does. both sides have a political angle. >> reporter: he says

lives, he won that election by running against bill cosby. >> for district attorney in montgomery county, kevin steele. first assistant d.a. with a 98% conviction rate and tough sentences for sexual predators. or bruce castor, a former d.a. who refused to prosecute bill cosby. castor said, we don't charge people for making a mistake or doing something foolish. many more victims came forward and castor admitted they could have used his testimony against cosby, but castor didn't even try. bruce castor was not looking out for the victims. >> today, kevin steele made good on his campaign promise and bill cosby appeared at montgomery county magistrate court to face three charges of aggravated indecent assault, a second-degree felony. the statute of limitations on the 2004 assault was due to expire next month and the alleged victim in the case is andrea constand. she had been the director of operations for the temple women's basketball team, where she had developed a friendship with cosby. and according to the criminal complaint filed today, constand, quote, considered cosby, 37 years her senior, to be a me

a few hours earlier, montgomery county prosecutor kevin steele announced the first criminal charges against the once beloved comedian and sitcom star. >> we're here to announce charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. these stem from an assault that took place on an evening in early of 2004. >> in a deposition, he admitted urging andrea to take pills and drink wine in his home north of philadelphia. it's not clear what kind of pills he gave her. they say the drug made it impossible for her to repel cosby's advances. the comedian is best known for the cosby show about an upper-middle-class african-american family. it aired for eight seasons beginning in the 80's. so far, 50 women have come forward to accuse cosby of sexual misconduct and assault. he has repeatedly denied the allegations and responded with defamation lawsuits against seven of the women. the 78-year-old could face up to a decade in prison. phil: we leave you with images of fireworks from sydney, australia. >> in northwest spain, where the romans believe the world ended, they reach the end. this degrom tra

may remember cosby's case was included in campaign ads for the race for montgomery county district attorney. d.a. elect kevin steele said new information came to light in july that allowed him to charge cosby. >>> mayor nutter with some final business to attend to. today he announced plans for a project to build a park over i-95. the plan is to cover the highway to connect the city to the delaware river water front. it's part of the initiative to develop both the schuylkill and delaware river water fronts. >>> and it is time now for the sugar house new year's eve fireworks on the water front. this is taking place just off penn's landing at the blue cross riverrink winter fest. the sugar house casino, the delaware river water front corporation, and nbc 10 and telemundo 62 are among the sponsors. enjoy the fireworks. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> don't you love the finale? you were just watching the sugar house new year's eve fireworks on the water front, featuring music from the immensely popular newly released "star wars: the force awakened." families gathered right there at the blue cross riverrin

. >> reporter: no response from the 78 year-old, montgomery county district attorney's electric kevin steel says, drug and a ultimate is ad temple employee andrea connstand during her february 2004 visit, to cosby's cheltenham home. >> on the evening in question, mr. cosby urged her to take pills, that he provided to her, and to drink wine. the effect of which rendered her unable to move, or respond, to his advances, and he committed aggravated indecent assault upon her. >> reporter: mr. cosby anything you want to say? cosby's arraignment lasted just minutes his one set at one million-dollar with 10 percent down. the the judge also requiring cosby to turn over his passport, and agreed not to communicate in anyway with the woman he is accused of a assaulting. >> do you have anything to say mr. cosby. >> reporter: immediately following his arraignment cosby and his attorneys came to the chelten ham police department where comedian was booked on the charges and posted 10 percent of the bond, some $100,000. victim andrea connstand attorney releasing a statement had reads in part quote on behalf

kevin steel there in montgomery county, pennsylvania, district attorney, saying that charges will beill cosby with aggravated indecent assault. that is the charge. he'll be arraigned later today as was said by assistant district attorney kevin steel. this related to a case going back 11 years. the statute of limitation is 12, he was saying. this related to an incident where an employee, a former temple university employee telling the police that the comedian drugged and violated her at his home near philadelphia in 2004. related to that, according to the assistant district attorney, pills provided, his words that he used. wine provided that was also what the assistant district attorney was describing as well as what he was saying penetration during that incident. those were the words coming from the assistant district attorney. let's bring back karen desoto. you were saying let's listen to the words that were being used by the assistant district attorney here, kevin steel. and he provided more information during the question and answer. what did you take from that, karen? >> well, yo

. >> for the district attorney in montgomery county, kevin steele, first assistant da with a 98% conviction rate. and tough sentences for sexual predators. or bruce castor, a former da who refused to prosecute bill cosby. castor said we don't prosecute people for making a mistake or doing something foolish. many more people came forward and castor said he could used their system but he didn't even try. he was not looking out for the victims. >> this is the first criminal charge bill cosby has faced. joining us now is nbc news legal am b list karen desoto and judith ritter, law professor at widener university. to go to the question that was in that ad, the issue in that campaign ad for da, there was a suggestion there that it would be easy or possible to fold into this case many or some of the additional cases that we know about that somehow the women in those cases would be able to testify in this case. what are the legal dimensions of that. you can't use evidence of uncharged crimes and prior bad acts, just to suggest to a jury that the defendant is just the type of person that does this k

. >> for district attorney in montgomery county kevin steele, first assistant d.a. with 98% conviction rate or bruce caster, a former d.a. who refused to prosecute bill cosby. he said we don't charge people for making a mistake or doing something foolish. >> the optics of this, how does this impact the case? >> it can have a major impact. if people say was his intent to go after bill cosby? he ran on i'm going to prosecute bill cosby. >> that's not ad missable at a trial. >> that is why i was talking about change of venue. they know this. >> they are not going to -- >> even if they did get a change of venue, one thing siconsisten especially in this past year, kate snow sat down with 27 women in august, 27 accusers. this is not a new story and something that people likely know a lot about. how does that impact even if there is a change of venue. >> i don't think there is going to be a change of venue. they are going to have to question jurors if this goes to trial which i think it very well may. you say do you know bill cosby? key words, can you be fair and impartial

when montgomery district attorney kevin steel takes the podium and makes this shocking announcement. >> we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. >> bill cosby, charged with a crime for the first time just before the statute of limitations runs out on the 2004 sexual assault case. >> mr. cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault. >> assault against andrea constand who steel says considered a mentor and found. >> on the evening in question, mr. cosby urged her to take pills and drink wine, the effect of which rendered her unable to move and he committed aggravated indecent assault upon her. >> hours after steel's announcement, cosby is arraigned. he does not enter a plea and leaves minutes later on $1 million bail. cosby's lawyers fire back promising a vigorous defense and calling the charges quote unjustified. a year ago, cosby hoped to be back at the center of attention, but not like this. now, alisyn camerota brings you this cnn special report "no laughing matter, inside the cosby allegations." ♪ ♪ >>> denver, colorado. it'

assistant montgomery county d.a. kevin steel. >> on the evening in question mr. cosby urged her to take pills, that he provided to her, and to drink wine. the effect of which rendered her unable to move or respond to his advances, and he committed aggravated indecent assault upon her. >> reporter: those are charges philadelphia native now faces, stemming from the 2004 night at a cheltenham home with accuser andrea conn stan. no criminal charges were file. however in the last year several dozen accusers have come for. >> the allegations concerning other woman have nothing to do with the facts of this specific case. this case, involves a woman and a man who had a consensual adult relationship overtime. that is established in everything that is already out there the in the media. >>> also cosby's deposition from that civil suit was unsealed in which cosby says he and constand had consensual sex and he reveal he has given women drugs in the past sexual encounters. >> a prosecutor's job toys follow the evidence where ever it takes us. sometimes that means whenever it

montgomery county district attorney kevin steel says they reopened the case after new evidence supporting the charge surfaced this year. >> prosecutors' job is to follow the evidence wherever it takes us. sometime that means whenever it comes to light when. u.s. federal judge unsealed legal filings that contained references to the civil deposition and we learned about allegations from other victims under similar circumstances, reopening this case was not a question. rather, reopening this case was our duty today, after examination of all the evidence, we are able to seek justice on behalf of the victim. tom: today's decision to charge cosby comes days before pennsylvania's 12 year statute of limitations would have run out. the 78-year-old comedian said under oath he had consensual sexual contact with the woman. the charge could land him behind bars for five to ten years. for now cosby will remain free on $1 million bail pending trial. next court date on january 14th. >>> the so-called affluenza teen and his mother will not be returning to texas today. mexican officials said that ethan cou

montgomery county district attorney kevin steel says they reopened the case after new evidence supporting the charge surfaced this year. >> prosecutors' job is to follow the evidence wherever it takes us. sometime that means whenever it comes to light when. u.s. federal judge unsealed legal filings that contained references to the civil deposition and we learned about allegations from other victims under similar circumstances, reopening this case was not a question. rather, reopening this case was our duty today, after examination of all the evidence, we are able to seek justice on behalf of the victim. tom: today's decision to charge cosby comes days before pennsylvania's 12 year statute of limitations would have run out. the 78-year-old comedian said under oath he had consensual sexual contact with the woman. the charge could land him behind bars for five to ten years. for now cosby will remain free on $1 million bail pending trial. next court date on january 14th. >>> the so-called affluenza teen and his mother will not be returning to texas today. mexican officials said that ethan cou

montgomery county. he ran for that position in november. he was up against kevin steel whose a first district attorney and asis stant district attorney here in the office. it became a very heated campaign. plenty of attack adds between both parties. you had kevin steel accusing bruce caster not doing enough for andrea and us not doing enough for any other potential victims. you had bruce saying to kevin steel that there were inconsistent statements made by andrea between what she said. >> thanks for the update. i want to bring in the prosecutor. there were several other cases in this. we know there were dozens of other accusers which cases never got prosecuted. how has those civil cases come into play especially when it comes to the akudsers stringfellowing. >> there's two issues. the civil case involving andrea comes into play in front of a jury, perhaps if this goes to trial. now, the second issue is the accusers. the accusers, all 57 of them. i want all 57 of them to testify. they probably won't be able to testify. there is a portion of the law that recognizes unchar

at a press conference earlier today, montgomery county district attorney elect kevin steele laid out the evidence in his case against cosby. >> the evidence shows mr. cosby established a relationship with the victim after meeting her through her work, associated with temple university's women's basketball program. through the course of their association, the victim came to consider mr. cosby her mentor and her friend. on the evening in question, mr. cosby urged her to take pills that he provided to her and to drink wine. the effect of which rendered her unable to move, respond to his advances and he committed aggravated indecent assault upon her. >> pennsylvania has a 12-year statute of limitations for bringing charges and it was set to run out next month. this is the only time the comedian has been charged with a crime, despite accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior from dozens of women. cosby and his representatives have repeatedly denied all allegations in the past and they just released this statement. it reads, quote, the charge by the montgomery county district attorney's

we have the ad right here. >> for district attorney in montgomery county, kevin steele, first assistant a 98% conviction rate and tough sentences for sexual predators. or bruce castor, a form did a. who refused to prosecute bill cosby, he said we don't charge people for making a mistake or doing something foolish. many more victims came forward, but castor didn't even try. bruce castor was not looking out for the victims. >> this was an ugly election. these two candidates threw tweets back and forth at each other about bill cosby. so maybe not a surprise to everybody that these charges were brought. >> what do we know, besides what was in the ad, what do we know about why castor did not bring charges in 2005? >> he says there was not enough evidence and he pushed for a civil trial to occur. that was one of the things that kevin steele took issue with. saying, why would you push for a civil trial to take place and not a criminal trial? he fund-raised off this. it was a $90,000 campaign ad, so a very serious issue. this is the third largest district in the state of pennsylvania. it's mass

. >> montgomery county first assistant district attorney said kevin steel said cosby admitted to giving constan what he claimed was an over-the-counter benadryl and his sex was consensual. take a look at the history of the reporting on the sexual assault allegations at 6abc.com. >> the people in new seeldz ushered in -- new zealand ushered in 2016 minutes ago. up to a million people are expected to pack time square tonight. security will be tight this year featuring 6,000nypd officers more than ever before. katherine scott is live with two new year's celebrations. >> reporter: lots going on as usual during the new year's holiday from fireworks, the fancy brigades, 2016 is being ushered in with plenty of philly flare. the big day is almost here, new year's day, before the mummers hit broad street they want to make sure every detail is as it should be. they held their annual public rehearsal last night at the pennsylvania convention center. this year's spectators can expect old favorites and new additions as the mummers march down broad street. this is the judge's view when the fancy brig

montgomery county district attorney elect kevin steele says the comedian will be arraigned this afternoon. >> the evidence shows mr. cosby established a relationship with the victim after meeting her through her work associated with temple university's women's basketball program. through the course of their association, the victim came to consider mr. cosby her mentor and her friend. on the evening in question, mr. cosby urged her to take pills that he provided to her and to drink wine. the effect of which rendered her unable to move, she gave in to the advances and this resulted in the accounts against him. >> mr. cosby has never been charged with a crime despite dozens of women accusing him of inappropriate sexual behavior. cosby has denied these allegations. the alleged victim in this case, andrea constant, first accused cosby after the incident. a previous d.a. declined to charge him in 2005 but prosecutors took a second look at the woman's allegations after new information came to light in july of 2015. cosby's lawyer called the allegations, quote, ridiculous. authorities did not ide

montgomery county district attorney elect kevin steele says the comedian will be arraigned this afternoonvidence shows mr. cosby established a relationship with the victim after meeting her through her work associated with temple university's women's basketball program. through the course of their association, the victim came to consider mr. cosby her mentor and her friend. on the evening in question, mr.

. >> for district attorney in montgomery county kevin steele first assistant d.a.he 98% conviction rate and tough sentences for criminal criminals. or bruce castor refused to charge bill cosby. >> this is the third largest county in the state of pennsylvania but became a national issue and this would have been otherwise a small district attorney campaign or election became a national one. "rolling stone" covered that ad. >> interesting, though you see it from that perspective then but now how this is kind of a pivotal moment for him, as well. we first saw him today having that press conference montgomery county d.a. announcing criminal charges filed against bill cosby. we're going to see much more of him in the days to come. >> absolutely. this is an interesting thing of optics with a look at bill cosby sort of in front of a judge and see the district attorney and a coming out party for him, newly elected. this is something he promised on the election and following through on it. >> a reminder that arraignment that we have for bill cosby, scheduled for 4:00 p.m. up

montgomery county's d.a. campaign. in ads and statements, kevin steele was highly critical of his predecessor for passing on the cosby case. bill cosby was once one of the most beloved men in philadelphia, but d.a.-elect kevin steele won his election campaigning in part by running against bill cosby. >> a former d.a. who refused to prosecute bill cosby. >> reporter: attack ads repeatedly ran, critical of steele's opponent, former d.a. bruce castor. >> castor said we don't charge people for making a mistake or doing something foolish. >> reporter: thursday cosby's attorney revealed what she said motivated the charges. >> he's fulfilling a campaign promise, not necessarily interested in effectuating justice. >> reporter: cosby surrounded by questions and cameras wednesday was formally charged with aggravated assault. the charges stem from early 2004 when court records say he drugged and assaulted a temple university employee at his montgomery county home. the charges come months before the statute of limitations was set to expire. >> the former d.a. said t

of course the important point and that was made by assistant da kevin steele yesterday, soon to be the elected da of montgomery county would be that if in fact she was incapacitated by bills she could not consent, yes or no. she alleges she was paralyzed and couldn't say anything. and then that would constitute if believed by the jury indecent sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault. >> cosby's lawyers are going to eviscerate some of these women who have said they want to testify against them. that is a pretty brave thing for these women to come forward. are they up to the challenge of giving this testimony when the response by his lawyers is as we can anticipate going to be brutal. >> i do imagine that it will be a very, very vigorous cross-examination of any other women who may be called as witnesses, who may be called because they may have alleged or do allege same or similar conduct by mr. cosby. if it's relevant, if it's admissible. and if the prosecution thinks it might assist them in supporting the idea that there was a common scheme and plan. that in fact andrea is credible. then i think that many of

cosby is inside, the montgomery county first assistant district attorney kevin steele, who was in frontthe media this morning, said, quote, reopening this case was not a question. he says, quote, rather, reopening this case was our duty. there was a civil suit filed by the plaintiff in this particular case, and it was part of the testimony that was given in evidence of that civil case that triggered the reopening or the reexamination of that particular allegation by this woman, which was, of course, that he conducted aggravated indecent assault on her. that's what led, that new testimony is what led prosecutors to reopen this case and ultimately bring those charges against mr. cosby which were announced this morning. nearly 50 women though in the past have come -- in the past year have come forward saying they were victimized by mr. cosby, but, unfortunately, the statute of limitations in many of those cases have expired. there is a separate case in los angeles that is pending right now where the limitations have not expired and prosecutors have said that they are actively pursuing whet

montgomery county. mr. cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault, this is a felony of the first degree. >> reporter: kevin steeling stee taking over as da in january. >> the charges are the result of new information that came to light in 2014. and the statute of limitations is 12 years. >> reporter: that statute runs out this week, as they filed a civil suit in 2005. it stems from an alleged 2004 incident where she went to the house for dinner. he gave her wine and he assaulted her. in a civil suit, cosby said that they had consensual sex, and that suit was settled in 2006. wednesday, they said we wish to express our appreciation to the montgomery police department and the detectives and of the police department for the current see that they have shown andrea during this difficult time. gloria allred who represents many of the women who said that cosby assaulted them, said that in 40 years of practice, she has never seen anything like it. >> some of them are upset that there has never been a criminal prosecution, and we're not sure if there ever would be. so i'm very happy that this case has now received new and c

montgomery county. a campaign ad is based on whether or not bill cosby could be charged. we'll play a little portion of that ad. >> kevin steele, first assistant d.a. with a 98% conviction rate. and tough sentences for sexual predators. or bruce castor, a former d.a. who refused to prosecute bill cosby. castor said we don't charge people for makes a mistake or doing something foolish. many more victims came forward and castor admitted he could have used their testimony against cosby but castor didn't even dry. bruce castor was not looking up for the victims. >> kevin steele, he made an issue of that, and then kevin steele won with that. mr. the judge take that into account? >> i don't think so. i read the affidavit report against bill cosby, it's 23 pages long, it's very detailed and very particular. but one thing i know he bases opening this investigation, which was opened in july, by the way, on the deposition transcript which became public only this year in 2015. so i don't think that the judge is going to focus on that. but i will say, this may have been politically motivated as joey points out. but in a prosecutor is doin