PHILADELPHIA, April 26 (UPI) -- The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Monday refused Bill Cosby's request to dismiss the sexual assault case against him, allowing him to face trial for the alleged sexual assault of former Temple University employee Andrea Constand.
Lawyers for Cosby argued in February that the deal Cosby had struck with a former district attorney excluded him from criminal prosecution. A previous court also threw out the request to dismiss, but a possible trial was on hold while Cosby's lawyers appealed. On Monday, the appeal failed.