Bill Cosby Arrives At Norrsitown Court For Pretrial Hearing: Report

Bill Cosby arrived at a Montgomery County Court in Norristown this morning for pretrial hearings in his felony aggravated indecent assault case, according to reports.

Cosby is in the court to fight prosecutors and limit the number of other accusers who can testify at the trial, which is set for June 5, 2017, according to Fox 29.

Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill will determine if the prosecution can use the testimony of 13 other women who have accused him of sexual assaults. He will also decide if the prosecution can use a deposition given by Cosby where he admits he bought drugs to use to impair women and take advantage of them sexually.

In a motion submitted by Cosby's team in October, lawyers argued that the testimony of these accusers was not reliable. The motion cites the fact that the accusers cite incidents dating back to the 1960s and questions whether they have "the ability to remember the event which was observed or perceived."

The motions goes on to imply that the accusers themselves had become close and their reliability had been compromised.

"There is evidence that the interactions and apparent closeness of the personal relationships among the proposed witnesses may have tainted or supplanted their recollections," the motion reads.

Cosby is going to trial for his alleged assault of former Temple University employee and acquaintance, Andrea Constand. Dozens of women have accused Cosby, but no cases have been brought this far along in the legal process.

Cosby's team attempted to have a phone call with the mother of his sexual assault accuser removed from evidence. The precise nature of the phone call is unclear, but Cosby's team clearly believed it would portray him in a less than flattering light. The request was denied by the judge. Numerous other attempts have been made by his team to have the case thrown out. According to lawyers, Cosby is nearly blind and his "memory has considerably declined."Prosecutors remain confident they have a winning case.

"He (Cosby) is an individual who has used his fame and fortune for decades to conceal his crimes and hide his true nature," a motion filed by Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele reads. "He is not entitled to a dismissal now that the law has caught up to him."

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