- Music
- 25 May 16
Case against Bill Cosby will proceed, rules judge
The American actor and comedian has been ordered to stand trial on charges of sexual assault.
A US judge ruled that Bill Cosby must stand trial on charges of sexual assault.
The 78 year old is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman who worked at Temple University in Pennsylvania in 2004.
The case was reopened last year after a number of women came forward with similar accusations of misconduct by The Cosby Show star.
In all but the current case, too much time had elapsed to bring criminal charges.
The BBC reports that Mr Cosby has maintained any encounters were consensual. No date has been set for the trial.