Bill Cosby Scandal: Search Warrant to Be Issued for Comedian?
Bill Cosby could have a search warrant issued against him now that one of his accusers' allegations is not covered by the statute of limitations.
Cosby, the 77-year-old comedian who became popular in the 1980s and 1990s and starred on the family sitcom "The Cosby Show," has recently been the subject of media scrutiny due to the rising number of allegations brought against him. Over 20 women have come forth alleging that Cosby sexually assaulted and drugged them years ago.
While some of the allegations of assault date back to the 1970s, 24-year-old model Chloe Goins alleges that Cosby drugged and assaulted her in 2008. Spencer Kuvin is acting as Goins' attorney and spoke to The Daily Mail about a Los Angeles Police Department investigation being launched against Cosby that could result in a search warrant being issued.
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Since Goins is the first person alleging Cosby's assault within the statute of limitations, her attorney spoke about his plan of action on behalf of the 24-year-old.
"I have had lengthy communications with the Los Angeles Police Department and there is now a definitive open investigation which is ongoing for, it's my understanding, not only with Chloe's case but other unnamed victims who have yet to be revealed publicly," Kuvin told The Daily Mail. "The police will be doing additional investigative work which will include things like issuing search warrants. They want to get all their information first before sitting down and having an interview with Chloe about her incident."
While Kuvin said the investigation will begin in early 2015, an announcement was made earlier this week that Cosby will not be indicted on charges of sexually assaulting a minor 40 years ago. Los Angeles prosecutors made the announcement Tuesday, over one week after Judy Huth came forward to allege that Cosby sexually assaulted her when she was only 16 years old in 1974.
The district attorney insisted that far too much time had passed since the statute of limitations of the alleged incident was three years.
"Therefore, prosecution today for any potential felony sex crime from 1974 would also be barred," the D.A. said in a court document obtained by the Los Angeles Times.
