Date 12/01/2016 - News People
(CNN)Attorneys for Bill Cosby have filed a motion in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, asking for the charges against the comedian to be dismissed. They stem from accusations made by former Temple University basketball coach Andrea Constand in 2004. In a statement Monday, Cosby's attorneys claimed that the charges against their client were "illegally, improperly and unethically brought by District Attorney Kevin Steele and his office." According to the statement, the charges "violate an express agreement made by the Montgomery County District Attorney in 2005, in which the Commonwealth agreed that Mr. Cosby would never be prosecuted with respect to the allegations of sexual assault made by complainant Andrea Constand.