Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Comedian Bill Cosby has been charged with sexual assault, a felony that was formally announced within the last hour by the district attorney in Montgomery County, Pa. Cosby has faced numerous civil suits from dozens of women over the past few years, but this is the first criminal charge. NPR's Jeff Brady has been following this morning's events. Good morning.JEFF BRADY, BYLINE: Good morning.MONTAGNE: Tell us more details about the charges. And especially, what is the victim alleging?BRADY: Yeah, this case centers around a woman who was a former women's basketball administrator at Temple University, where Bill Cosby has long had strong connections. Andrea Constand says she considered Bill Cosby a friend and a mentor until she says he sexually assaulted her in 2004. The Montgomery County district attorney at the time didn't prosecute, saying the case was too weak back then. But in the decades since, dozens more women have come
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