A Pennsylvania district attorney charged the comedian with aggravated indecent assault Wednesday morning.
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A district attorney in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania charged Bill Cosby with one count of aggravated indecent assault Wednesday morning.
It is the first time the comedian has been criminally charged after several allegations of sexual assault have been brought against him by different women. BuzzFeed News spoke to some of the women, and the attorneys representing them, about their reaction to Wednesday's announcement.
Joe Cammarhea, the attorney who represents accuser Joan Tarshis, called today's announcement of the charge "a positive step."
"It undermines his contention, at least with respect to Andrea, that his encounter with her was consensual," he told BuzzFeed News. "This is going to have a significant impact on the other cases pending against him."
Tarshis was unable to comment because of a defamation countersuit Cosby filed against her and several other women earlier this month. Between October and November, a total of 10 women sued him for defamation.
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