we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. these charges stem from a sexual assault that took place on an evening in early 2004 at mr. cosby's home in chett which he - montgomery county. this is a felony in 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

. >> we're here to announce charges filed against william henry cosby. these stem from a sexual assault that took place on an evening in earl 2004 in mr. cosby's home in montgomery county. he is charged with aggregated indecent assault. this is a felony of first degree. >> reporter: cosby's charges are punishable up to ten years in prison. they were able to bring charges again him after earning information from a previously sealed documents from a civil deposition. >> the issue, they have gone and obtained documents he testified under oath he drugged here. that will be used against him. >> reporter: at least 52 women came toward to say he aassaulted and drugged them. it took place as early as 2008 and n eight states. he said had sex with andrea constant but it was consensual. rejected before he drugged her. >> reopening this case was our duty as law enforcement officers with a sworn obligation to uphold our constitutions and to uphold the law. >> reporter: charges come days before the 12-year statute of limitations was about to run out. constant's attorne

. >> we're here to announce charges that have been filed against william henry cosby. >> reporter: after years of accusations from dozens of women, bill cosby was charged assault. he appeared in a pennsylvania courtroom wednesday. he did not enter a plea. his bail was set for 1 million. pennsylvania district attorney kevin steele said cosby establish aid relationship with andrea constance a staffer for the temple women's university basketball team. she came to see cosby as mentor and friend until the night in question. >> mr. cosby urged her to take pills that he provided and drink wine, the fact of which rendered her unable to move or respond to his advances. and he committed aggravated indecent assault upon her. >>> today's charge stems from information obtained from depositions from a 2005 civil suit filed by constance. that was settled confidentially but the deposition was unsealed in july. >> that gave them enough they read where cosby said he penetrated her. >> reporter: in that deposition he admitted to acquire prescription quaaludes for women he wanted to have sex with. he always

. >> we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. >> pennsylvania prosecutor say that bill cosby will face arraignment for an alleged 2004 assault on a temple university student. >> mr. cosby is charged with aggravated sexual assault. >> over two dozen women have accused cosby of sexual abuse, some dating back decades. this is the first time he has been charged. today's charge stems from the victim's account of the incident which is similar to others. >> mr. cosby gave us pills and we drank wine, the effect of >> reporter: cosby has always denied the allegations and refused to answer the questions. >> no, no, we don't answer that. >> reporter: prosecutors filed the charges because the statute of limitations for sexual assaults was due to expire next month. >> we are filing the charges because we want to bring justice to the victim. >> we'll continue to bring you the latest including the special court appearance today. >> here we go. >>> the big chill is on. a cold and cloudy day as we look over the city of boston. below freezing temperat

. >> we're here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. >> pennsylvania prosecutors say bill cosby will face arraignment today for an alleged 2004 assault on a temple university employee. >> 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 has been charged. today's charges stem from the victim's account of the incident which was similar to that of other accusers. >> on the evening in question, mr. cosby urged her to take pills that he provided to her and to drink wine. be effective which rendered her unable to move or respond. >> bill cosby has always denied the accusations and refuses to speak about them. >> we don't answer that. >> prosecutors say they filed the charges because the statute of limitations for sexual assault were due to expire early next year. >> today, after examination of all the evidence, we are able to seek justice on behalf of the victim. >> bill cosby is expected to appear at his arraignme

:00-:09 1:15-1:23 "we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby." after years of allegations and accusations from dozens of women... bill cosby has officially been charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault, a second degree felony. cosby appeared in a pennsylvania courtroom on wednesday. he did not enter a plea. his bail was set at one million dollars, and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for january 14th. kevin steele says cosby established a relationship with andrea constand, a staffer for the temple university women's basketball team. constand says she came to see cosby as a mentor and a friend... until the night 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." today's charge stems from information obtained in depositions from a 2005 civil suit filed by constand. that suit was settled confidentially....but the deposition was unsealed in july. "that gave pro

. >> 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 trail has been traveled by millions in history going back more than 1000 years. people come here from all around the world. their goal

reporter: but today -- >> we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. >> reporter: once america's favorite dad, bill cosby. accused by over 50 women of sexual assault, drugging, or rape. faced the very first criminal charge levied against him in a pennsylvania courthouse. one felony count of aggravated indecent assault. for his accusers the first glimpse of his mugshot >> i just never really thought i'd see the day. just built up over this whole year and wondering if we were ever going to see any justice. >> reporter: a criminal charge is a huge turning point. to this point we've been talking about civil cases, the court of public opinion. now the possibility he could serve realtime. >> reporter: today's charges stemming from the kais case of a woman named andrea constan, 21 years old when she says cosby assaulted her in 2004 in the athletic department at temple university, his alma mater. this is cosby's home, the place it's said he brought her. >> on the evening in question, mr. cosby urged her to take pills that he provided to her and to drink wine.

here to announce today >>:we are here to announce today charges that have been filed against william henry cosby >> reporter :after all of the accusations he has officially been charge of three charges of aggravated indecent assault he did not enter a plea and his bill was set at $1 million and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for january 14th pennsylvania district attorney says that he established a relationship with this woman a staffer for the university basketball team and she says she came to see him as a mentor and friend until the night 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 :today's charge stems from depositions from a 2005 civil suit which was settled confidentially that was unsealed in july >>:that gave the prosecutors enough evidence to go forward and they read his deposition and their red all of red >> reporter :in that deposition he admitted to obtaining colludes to give to women who want t

. >> we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. >> reporter: bill cosby will face arraignment today for an landlord 2004 assault on a temple university employee. >> mr. cosby charged with aggravated indecent assault. >> reporter: over past several months more than 50 women have accused him of sexual abuse some dating back decades. this is the first time he has been charged. today's charges stem from the victim's account of the incident which was similar to those of other accusers. >> on the evening in question, mr. cosby you remembered her to take pills that he provided to her and to drink wine. the effect of which rendered her unable to move or respond. >> reporter: cosby has always denied the accusations and refused to speak about them. >> no, no. we don't answer that. >> reporter: prosecutors say they filed the charges because the statute of limitations to be sexual assault is due to expire next year. >> today after examination of all the evidence we are able to seek justice on behalf of the victim. >> reporter: kenneth craig, cbs n

steele says: we arar here to announce today charges that have been filed against william henry cosby. these charges stem from an incident that took place on an evening in early 2004 at mr. cosby's home in cheltenham township, montgomery county. mr. cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault. cosby's charges are punishable by up to 10 years in prison. prosecutors in the case say they were able to bring the charges against him after learning information in previously sealed legal documents from a civil deposition. merchant says: the issue now is that they've gone and obtained documents where he testified under oath that he drugged her and so that's going to be able to be used against him. at least 52 women have come forward to publicly claim bill cosby sexually abused them, and drugged them. according to the accusers, the alleged abuse began in the 19-60s and took place as recently as 2008 in at least eight states.. cosby acknowledged ten years ago under oath... that he did have sexual contact with the woman... andrea constand... but that it was consensual. p

district attorney) "we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby." after years of allegations and accusations from dozens of women... bill cosby has officially been charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault, a second degree felony. cosby appeared in a pennsylvania courtroom on wednesday. he did not enter a plea. one million dollars, and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for january 14th. pennsylvania district attorney kevin steele says cosby established a relationship with andrea constand, a staffer for the temple university women's basketball team. constand says she came to see cosby as a mentor and a friend... until the night in question. (kevin r. steele, first assistant district attorney): "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." today's charge stems from information obtained in depositions from a 2005 civil suit filed by constand. that suit was settled confidenti

visit ncicap.org] >> we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. erika: breaking news right now at noon, comedian bill cosby has been charged in a 2004 sexual assault. the announcement coming this morning after investigators re-opened a case involving a former temple university cosby is expected in court this afternoon, charged with -- that is a felony. a previous district attorney declined to charge cosby in 2005. investigators say new information was released in cosby' s court deposition from the civil case, prompting the criminal case to be reopened. the woman involved says cosby befriended her, and then took advantage of her. >> mr. cosby urged her to take her, and to drink wine, the effect of rendered her unable to move or respond to his advances , and he committed aggravated, indecent assault upon her. erika: this is the first criminal charge against cosby, who has been accused of sexual assault by more than 50 women. cosby' commented on the charges. also breaking, officials are confirming the remains of this missing avon man have been found

. >> we are here today to announce charges have been filed against william henry cosby. s stem from a sexual assault that took place on an evening in early 2004 at mr. cosby's home in the township in montgomery county. reporter: he said he pressed her to take pills entry wine while she was at his home. it is not clear what kind of pills he gave her. however, they say it made it impossible for her to repel his advances. he is one of the most successful african-american comedians. his greatest television success came with "the cause be show" that started in 1984. the latest -- earliest incident was updated to the 1960's. sarah: u.s. naval special say iran has conducted a missile test, launching unguided rockets just over one kilometer from american ships and commercial traffic, and the north korea top official in charge of relations with south korea has died in a car accident. he served three generations in the dynasty and was often credited with easing tensions between seoul, korea, and pyongyang. we are back in 60 seconds. stay with dw. ♪ ♪ ♪ sarah: you are watching "dw n

. >> charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. >> i think it's about time. >> sherrill owns a level shop and says she feels dpoimts for the man she once adored. >> big time, very disappointed. >> i really -- i'm upset that limitations is so short because there are women further. >> miss chuck risk city, known for two movies, for a lot of people who mu their neighbors, even a famous one. >> he was such an icon. >> it's sad to hear that he lived two completely different lives. >> a few whispered they backed cosby but they weren't talking. [inaudible] [audio fading >> everything is free, the signs up in preparation. boston police are also planning a tight net but commissioner evans says there aren't any credible threats against boston. >> we'll have plenty of officers out there. we'll have everything possible that we can. but i'm always a little weary of having an overpresence that we intimidate people. there are a lot of undercover officers, a lot of assets hidden away. >> there is a lot of work and planning under way for boston's first night. again, no buttons required.

. >> we are here to announced to charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. >> those charges are three count of aggravated indecent assault, felony of the second agree. >> these charges stem from a sexual assault that took place on an evening in early 2004 at mr. cosby's home in cheltenham township montgomery county. >> according to the criminal complaint filed today in montgomery county, comedian bill cosby and the vick festival of families, woman's basketball coach at temple university, established a friendship. >> the victim came to consider mr. cosby her mentor and her friend. >> but the end battled comedian apparently wanted more offering the victim wine and blue pills during a early 2004 visit at cosby's home in cheltenham, pennsylvania. >> 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. >> now the 78 year old will face a judge this afternoon, arraigned on these felony charges

. >> we are here to announce charges that have been filed, against william henry cosby, these charges stem from a sexual assault that took place on an evening in early 2004. >> it's alleged that in 2004 bill cosby developed a romantic crush on andrea constand, a staffer for the women's basketball team, he befriended her and it's alleged he gave her pills that made her groggy. >> he urged her to take pills that he provided to her and to drink wine and the effect of which rendered her unable to move or respond to his advances and he committed aggravated indecent assault upon her. >> bill cosby is expected to appear in elkins park. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. we'll be following this story all day at 6abc.com and we have several crews in montgomery county where cosby is expected to be arraigned in the matter of hours and updates continue online and on "action news" at beginning at 4:00. now back to the nova care complex we'll listen to jeffrey lurie and the fires of chip kelly. >> this team really had two coaches in the last 1 years it's not something we do every

. >> 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's 1,000 miles from los angeles. 2,000 miles from new york city, but denver is where barbara bowman d

. >> we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. >> cosby faces the first sex assault charges against him. our legal panel takes up the case. what it means for cosby and why it took so long? coming up next. >>> as 2015 comes to an end, we have one invention that has come closest defying gravity. . tom: bill cosby today charged with aggravated indecent assault days before the statute of limitations is set to expire. attorney gloria allred applauding the charges and hitting those questions that the victims' credibility over a civil settlement. >> it doesn't mean that it didn't happen, that what she alleges didn't happen. any alleged victim of a digital penetration or indecent assault or rape has the right to file a civil lawsuit. in addition to speaking with law enforcement. tom: joining me two of the best attorneys, defense attorney evangeline gomez and former federal prosecutor john lauro. evangeline, start with you, what problems will the prosecutor have with the fact this was 12 years ago and that a prosecutor and i believe an assist

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. >> we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. >> bill cosby faces the first sex assault charges against him. our legal panel takes up the case. what it means for cosby and why it took so long? coming up next. >>> as 2015 comes to an end, we have one invention that has come closest defying gravity. . tom: bill cosby today charged with aggravated indecent assault days before the statute of limitations is set to expire. attorney gloria allred applauding the charges and hitting those questions that the victims' credibility over a civil settlement. >> it doesn't mean that it didn't happen, that what she alleges didn't happen. any alleged victim of a digital penetration or indecent assault or rape has the right to file a civil lawsuit. in addition to speaking with law enforcement. tom: joining me two of the best attorneys, defense attorney evangeline gomez and former federal prosecutor john lauro. evangeline, start with you, what problems will the prosecutor have with the fact this was 12 years ago and that a prosecutor and i believe an as

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. >> we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. >> reporter: bellicose by charged with a total of three counts of -- bill cosby is charged with a total of three council of sexual assault. >> through the course of their association, the victim came to consider mr. cosby her mentor and her friend. on two other occasions before the incident, leading to the criminal charge in this case, mr. cosby made two sexual >> reporter: cosby is accused of drugging and violating the woman in 2004. >> 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: she later settled a civil lawsuit against cosby in 2006, terms were not made public. the star has denied her allegations. >> 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. >> reporter: adding to the who have

. >> we are here to announce charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. these charges stem from a sexual assault that took place on an evening in early 2004 and mister cosby's home. mister cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault. this is a felony of the first degree. >> prosecutors say they were able to bring the charges against him after learning information and previously sealed legal documents. the issue now is they have to obtain documents where he testified under oath that he drugged her. that is going to be able to be used against him. at least 52 women have come for . according to the accusers, the alleged abuse began in the 1960s and took place as recently as 2008 in at least eight different states. he acknowledged that he did have sexual contact with a woman, but that it was consensual. prosecutors say cosby made to previous advances that were rejected before he allegedly drugged her. >> reopening this case was not a question, rather our duty as law enforcement officers with a sworn obligation to uphold our constitutions and the law. >>

we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. these charges stem from a sexual assault that took place on an evening in early 2004 at mr. cosby's home in chett which he - montgomery county. this is a felony in 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 magisterial 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. statute of limitations in this type of case is 12 years. after determining that the statute of limitations regarding potential criminal offices had not yet expired, the investigation was reopened. in talking with chief norris and the police, montgomery county detectives and prosecutors from our office, our team reviewed the initial investigation examined evidence from the civil case and information from other alleged victims. the evidence shows mr. cosby established a

. >> we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. >> reporter: for the dozens of cosby accusers today has been a day they had hoped for in some cases for decades. >> the next thing i know i was in bed with mr. cosby partially clothed and he was sex. >> reporter: she claims cosby drugged and assaulted her in 1965 be, and is one of the original 13 women who came forward with allegations against cosby. and because of developments in her own suit against the entertainer she should not comment on his arrest but she does tell me this is a significant day for her. >> it's huge. it's big. it's important. attorney represents seven women who filed a federal lawsuit against cosby here in massachusetts. i spoke with him via face time within hours of the announcement of cosby's arraignment on these pennsylvania charges. does this bolster your case against cosby, specifically? >> this does serve to froif evidence in support for a civil case. >> reporter: and cosby himself filed a countersuit claiming defamation against attorney's clents. >> in light o

. >> we're here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. these charges stem from a sexual assault that took place on an evening in early 2004 at mr. cosby's home in sheltonham township in montgomery county. mr.cosby is charged with indecent assault. >> reporter: cosby's charges are punishable by up to 10 years in prison. prosecutors in the case say they were able to bring the charges against him after learning information in previously sealed legal documents from a civil deposition. the issue now is they've gone and obtained documents where he testified under oath, that he drugged her, so that's going to be able to be used against him. at least 52 women have come forward to claim cosby abused them. the alleged abuse took place as recent as 2008 in at least eight states. cosby acknowledged ten years ago under oath, that he did have sexual contact with a woman, andrea constand, but it was consensual. >> reopening this case was not a question. rather, reopening this case was our duty as law enforcement officers with a sworn obligation to uphold

. >> files were charged against william henry cosby. the charges stemmed from a sexual assault that took place at mr. cosby's home in montgomery county. cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault. this is a felony of the first degree. charges today are filed as a result. the new information came to light in 2015. statue of limitations in this type of case is 12 years. >> it's actually a second degree felony, not a first degree felony. and the prosecutor's office corrected that later. bill cosby's accuser, andrea constand met him through her work with the temple university women's basketball program. bill cosby was on the temple university board of trustees until he resigned just over a year ago. the prosecutor said andrea c constand considered him to be her mentor. the new case against bill cosby follows a campaign for a district attorney in montgomery county in which the winner ran this ad. >> for the district attorney in montgomery county, kevin steele, first assistant da with a 98% conviction rate. and tough sentences for sexua

i take questions, this is a copy of the arrest warrant commonwealth of pennsylvania versus william henry cosby. and this is from the criminal docket in that case. all right. okay. so i'm happy to answer some questions. >> but is there anything that was gleaned out of the deposition in october that may have tipped the scales for the da in philadelphia? >> the district attorney and also law enforcement in philadelphia do not have a copy of our october deposition. because it is a subject of a protective order. so i have not been able to provide it to them. they have not obtained it. had they obtained it, i would know about it and the court would have had to order it and i would have had notice of that. >> how come only one of your 29 clients have filed charges against mr. cosby? >> as i've indicated, for most of my clients, the statute of limitations has barred them, prevented them from proceeding with a civil lawsuit. in other words it's too late. they could file it but mr. cosby as an affirmative defense could assert a statute of limitations. there's no point in filing what would be dismissed a

. >> we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. these charges stem from a sexual assault that took place on an evening in early 2004 at mr. cosby's home. deirdre: actor bill cosby arraigned today. he faces up to 10 years behind bars for sexual assault. the victim told police the comedian drugged and violated her at his home in 2004. similar allegations have been made by more than 40 women. this is the first time the actor has actually been charged. cosby denied wrongdoing. he posted $100,000 in bail. former federal prosecutor doug burns is with me now. great to see you. >> thank you. deirdre: this incident happened in 2004. >> yes. deirdre: roughly 12 years ago, how unusual is this? what is the statute of limitations? >> depends on the crime. with murder, and i'm not drawing an analogy, no such limitations, this is a long statute, 12 years, the statute was scheduled to run out in january, so one of the main points people are saying wait a minute, this is an old case. that's a factor in the case, but not necessarily all that disposit

we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. these charges stem from a sexual assault that took place on an evening in early 2004 at mr. cosby's home in 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. >> the "on the record" legal panel is here. former homicide detective and criminal defense attorney ted williams and former prosecutor katie phang. thanks to both of you for joining us. katie, i want to start with that walk in to court. i mean, the sweater, the cane. >> the perp walk. >> the bizarre bag. he stumbled as he got up on to the curb. what do you make of all of that are they trying to show us that he is feeble and sort of defenseless with the sweater about maybe reminding us of his cosby days? what is going on there. >> maybe that was a little bit of a throw back to the cliff husband tillable days, huh? a perpetrator walk. he ends up getting the benefit of turning himself in as opposeed to the cops

." >> we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. >>orter: a perp walk for an american icon. >> mr. cosby, how do you feel, sir? >> reporter: bill cosby is charged with sexual assault. why now? will more charges follow? and why pennsylvania voters in a brutal local election may have finally sealed cosby's fate. >> kevin steel had the power to help bill cosby, but he sat on his hands. >> plus, the year in billionaires. >> i've got to take a shower again. my hair's all screwed up. >> how the world underestimated donald trump, how

this is the document, criminal complaint against him, that charges the defendant william henry cosby with this second degree felony. it is the first time and as you say, i this i this woman had no idea the flood gates she was going to open. this is a case that happened in 2004. so many women came forward since then. but because of the statute of limitations, the district attorney was able to look at this civil case, go through the evidence, go through the testimony and depositions and say, there was cause to not only reinvest gate but to also bring charges saying it was the right thing to do. so had she not pursued this even from a civil perspective, suing him for an undisclosed amount of damages, then these documents wouldn't have been available. the deposition would not have been unsealed. all of this happening this past summer and that's what led to these charges. >> so i'm crystal clear, what was it about this deposition that was publicly released just this past summer that, cosby questioned for four days in 2005, what was this about what he said that made this, this d.a. in mont

>>"we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby." >> reporter:after years of allegations and accusations from dozens of women. bill cosby has officially been charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault, a second degree felony. >> reporter:cosby appeared in a pennsylvania courtroom on wednesday. he did not enter a plea. his bail was set at one million dollars, and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for january 14th. >> reporter:pennsylvania district attorney kevin steele says cosby established a relationship with andrea constand, a staffer for the temple university women's basketball team. >> reporter:constand says she came to see cosby as a mentor and a friend. until the night 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." 1 >> reporter:today's charge stems from information obtained in depositions from a 2005 civil suit filed by constand. >> reporter:that s

." >> we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. >> reporter: a perp walk for an american icon. >> mr. cosby, how do you feel, sir? >> reporter: bill cosby is charged with sexual assault. why now? will more charges follow? and why pennsylvania voters in a brutal local election may have finally sealed cosby's fate. >> kevin steel had the power to help bill cosby, but he sat on his hands. >> plus, the year in billionaires. >> i've got to take a shower again. my hair's all screwed up. >> how the world underestimated donald trump, how sheldon adelson found new ways to buy influence. and how the wealthiest americans continue to tilt the field their ways. and from alexander hamilton to caitlyn jenner and everything in between. >> that's awesomer than anything in the last movie. >> the year in pop culture when "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. after decades of rumors, formal accusations, and public denials, america's most famous iconic accused serial rapist was arraigned today on charges of aggravated

we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. these charges stem from a sexual assault that took place on an evening in early 2004 at mr. cosby's home in 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 expect today 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 magisterial district judge's office in elkins park. the charges today are filed as a came to light in july of 2015. 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. chief norris and the township police, montgomery county detectives and prosecutors from our office have reviewed the initial investigation. resbrer viewed some witnesses and examined information from the case and alleged victims. the evidence showed mr. cosby estab

. >> we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. ese charges stem from an sexual assault that took place on an evening in early 2004 at mr. cosby's home in cheltenham township montgomery county. mr. cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault. this is 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. eric: a stunning turn in the saga of bill cosby. laura engle with the latest. reporter: eric, this is many of news many of bill cosby's alleged victims have been waiting for. charges will be filed. many people waiting a long time to hear something like this, that the 78-year-old comedian will face charges after decades of accusations against him from at least 50 women who came forward to share with the world what they say happened behind closed doors. the comedian entertainer is being charged with sexually assaulting a woman in his home 12 years ago. you heard it there. there have been accusations in the past but these are the first actual crim