Bill Cosby wants a dismissal or a do-over because the disgraced comedian filed new court paperwork on Friday, claiming that his constitutional rights were violated last month when prosecutors presented only hearsay testimony at a preliminary hearing that successfully convinced a Pennsylvania judge he should stand trial for sexual assault.
In the new petition, Cosby's lawyers argued that Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele unfairly "insisted on shielding" alleged victim Andrea Constand from taking the witness stand and facing a possibly fierce cross-examination at the critical hearing.
Cosby, 78, has pleaded not guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting Constand at his suburban Philadelphia mansion in 2004.
He has claimed the interaction was consensual, while 43-year-old Constand maintains it was an unwelcome assault. According to court filings, the former Temple University basketball program manager is gay and only considered Cosby a mentor.
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