Bill Cosby could appear in the same room as his first public sexual assault accuser for the first time in years on Tuesday. The 78-year-old is required in a Pennsylvania courtroom as the first criminal case against him gets underway. There is no word if former Temple University employee, Andrea Constand will attend the hearing.
Prosecutors are tasked with proving there is overwhelming evidence showing Cosby committed the crime. On Monday, a judge denied Cosby’s request to halt the case.
Cosby is facing felony indecent assault charges from 2004, which carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison if convicted. Constand came forward in 2005 claiming Cosby had given her pills and wine, leaving her practically unconscious as he sexually assaulted her without consent the year before. In a deposition, Cosby admitted to giving a woman Quaaludes in the past but says his encounter with Constand was consensual. The then District Attorney of Montgomery County declined to file any charges against Cosby.
Back in February, Cosby sued Constand citing that she violated terms of their 2006 settlement.
The hearing begins at 9:30 a.m.
