Judge Refuses To Dismiss Bill Cosby Indecent Assault Charges

Cosby’s lawyers argued his case should be thrown out because of a deal with the previous district attorney handling the case. “There was no other written agreement”, Schmitt said. “I was hopeful that I had made Ms. Constand a millionaire”, testified Castor, who said he was hoping to help make life easier for Constand, reported NBC News.

Cosby showed little emotion during the proceedings.

Castor, a polarizing and loquacious figure in local politics, took the witness stand for seven hours Tuesday, in part explaining why he didn’t press charges against Cosby in 2005. Huth alleges that Cosby gave her alcohol and then molested her in a bedroom suite, according to a December 2014 court filing.

The judge also denied a defence request to disqualify the prosecutor from the case. He referred to campaign ads, public statements and a retweet of a Rolling Stone magazine article headlined “Bill Cosby’s Fate Could Hinge on a Small-Town Election” as evidence that Steele tied his campaign to the future prosecution of Cosby. Cosby was claiming immunity from prosecution for the handshake deal between his lawyers in 2005.

Anyway, she said, she didn’t need Castor to promise Cosby not to prosecute to get Cosby to sit for a deposition in the civil suit; if he refused, she said, she could ask a judge to compel him. In the deal, Cosby agreed to be deposed about the alleged crime in exchange for not being prosecuted, with the DA at the time opting not to prosecute because he didn’t think there was enough solid evidence to convince a jury of Cosby’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Cosby faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

The allegations against Cosby are “pretty far fetched”, Brach said.

Troiani said she believed Castor refrained from pushing ahead with prosecution because of his political interests.

And Cosby’s top legal adviser told O’Neill during his Wednesday appearance that he considered Castor’s promise the final word on bringing charges in the Constand case.

Washington D.C: A bid by Bill Cosby’s lawyers to have the sexual-assault charges against him dismissed was rejected by a Montgomery County judge, paving the way for a potential trial.

Cosby then testified in the civil suit brought forth by Constand without invoking his right against self-incrimination. Castor insists he had a weak case and steered the matter to civil court in 2005.

Present-day prosecutors scoffed at the argument and wondered whether Cosby had been allowed to “buy” his way out of facing criminal charges.

Statutes of limitations prevent most of the women who have accused the comedian of sexual assault from taking legal action.

As a result of the judge’s ruling, Cosby will be tried before a jury on charges of indecent felony assault.