ELKINS PARK, Pa. — Bill Cosby’s lawyer charged on Thursday that the sexual assault case against the comedian was politically motivated, brought by a newly elected district attorney to make good on a campaign pledge.
“What we have is not the effectuation of justice. What we have is the fulfillment of a campaign promise,” Monique Pressley said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
District Attorney-elect Kevin R. Steele was not immediately available for comment, his office said.
Cosby, 78, was charged Wednesday with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home 12 years ago in a case that could send America’s Dad to prison for up to a decade. He was released on $1 million bail. Read more…
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