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Here’s where the laughter ends.
Bill Cosby — America’s Dad — accused of rape by dozens of women, was finally hit with a criminal charge Wednesday before getting released on $1 million bail.
Just weeks before the statute of limitations was set to expire, prosecutors charged Cosby with sexually assaulting a Temple University employee at his suburban Philadelphia mansion in 2004.
“The evidence is strong,” said Montgomery County Prosecutor Kevin Steele, announcing a single count of aggravated indecent assault against the creepy comedian.
THE BIGGER THE MEANING OF BILL COSBY’S ARREST
Steele described the defenseless victim, tossing a fresh layer of taint on Cosby’s once-wholesome image.
“Frozen, paralyzed, unable to move,” he said. “A person in that state is unable to consent.”
Prosecutors initially declined in 2005 to file charges in the case, citing a lack of evidence.
Accuser Andrea Constand, who has spoken publicly about the encounter with the perverted funnyman, then filed a civil suit against Cosby and settled out of court the following year. In a deposition in that case, Cosby said under oath that he gave Constand halved pills that he described as “three friends to make (her) relax,” according to the affidavit.
Among the last words she recalled hearing: “Down them. Put ’em down. Put them in your mouth.”
AMERICA’S PREDATORY STEP UNCLE NOW GETS HIS DAY IN COURT
He also acknowledged under oath that he obtained seven prescriptions in his own name for Quaaludes for the purpose of having sex with women.
A judge unsealed those depositions filed in Philadelphia federal court earlier this year, prompting Montgomery County prosecutors to reopen their criminal case.
“Reopening this case was not a question. Rather, reopening this was our duty,” Steele said.
HIGH-PROFILE CASE COULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR BILL COSBY TO RECEIVE FAIR TRIAL
The new case marks the first criminal prosecution of the diminishing star and sets the stage for what could be a blockbuster trial involving some of the roughly 60 other accusers who say they were sexually assaulted by Cosby, who graduated from Temple.
The 78-year-old faces up to a decade behind bars if convicted. He went from being arraigned and surrendering his passport at the courthouse, about 10 miles north of Philadelphia, to a local police station, and was free on bail — all within 30 minutes.
COSBY’S ACCUSERS CELEBRATE HIS SEX ASSAULT CHARGE
“Make no mistake, we intend to mount a vigorous defense against this unjustified charge and we expect that Mr. Cosby will be exonerated,” Cosby’s attorneys said in a statement.
An affidavit made public Wednesday detailed the revolting encounter with Constand, then director of operations for the Temple basketball team, in January 2004, which echoed other alleged assaults by Cosby dating as far back as 1965. Cosby made two unwanted sexual advances on Constand in the months leading up to the assault, papers allege.
JUDD APATOW, CELEBS REACT TO COSBY CHARGES
Constand, now 42, returned to his home about 8:45 p.m. thinking they were going to discuss her career. Instead, Cosby offered her pills and wine, according to the court papers.
“These will make you feel good. The blue things will take the edge off,” Cosby said, according to documents.
About 30 minutes later, Constand was helpless as Cosby positioned himself behind her as she faded “in and out” of consciousness on a couch, according to documents.
Constand had blurred vision and difficulty speaking as Cosby fondled her breasts, put his hand down her pants and penetrated her with his fingers, the affidavit states.
Cosby allegedly took Constand’s right hand and placed it on his privates.
Constand passed out and woke up about4a.m. the next day with her bra undone and moved above her breasts, according to the affidavit.
KING: BILL COSBY ISN’T HEATHCLIFF HUXTABLE, DESPITE HOW MUCH WE ALL WANTED HIM TO BE
Cosby, dressed in a robe, gave her a muffin, walked to the front door, opened it and merely said, “All right,” the paperwork states.
She recalled leaving the residence without saying anything.
After the alleged assault, Constand fled to Canada to be near family and told her mom what happened. The mom confronted Cosby over the telephone, according to documents.
Cosby admitted the encounter during their conversation, said he gave Constand some type of “prescription” medication and invited the women on an all-expenses-paid trip to Florida, the affidavit states.
Cosby gave an interview to Cheltenham Township police in January 2005 and claimed the sexual encounter was consensual, according to the affidavit.
“When directly asked if he ever had sexual intercourse with the victim, Cosby gave (police) the unusual answer, ‘Never asleep or awake,'” the affidavit claims.
Constand will cooperate with prosecutors in the new case, Steele said.
Attorney Gloria Allred, who represents 29 women who say Cosby also doped and groped them, said her clients are thrilled at the latest development in his long downfall.
“Seeing him criminally charged and having to face a trial is the best Christmas present they have ever received,” Allred said.
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