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This -- this is the very first time that he has faced criminal charges. we've learned that cosby himself will appear in court to be arraigned this afternoon. >> these charges stem from a sexual assault that took place on an evening in early 2004 at mr. cosby's home in cheltenham township, montgomery county. mr. cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault. this is a felony of the first degree. mr. cosby's attorney has been notified of the charges, and he is expected to be arraigned later this afternoon. >> cosby is 78 years old. he faces up to ten years in prison if convicted of this char...

The dozens and dozens of other accusations out there? a lot of other women have come forward and said that bill cosby drugged them or raped them or both. now, these would be what's called, what, prior bad acts, paul. i'm not saying these will result in more criminal cases, but could these allegations factor into this case? could we hear from these women? >> well, you know, the law is very interesting in this area. normally prior bad acts are not admissible because you want a case decided on what happened in this case, not what somebody did 15 years ago. on the other hand, if there's a pattern ...

This one, warrant for your arrest is usually issued by the grand jury. and if you don't show up, that warrant can be used to cause your arrest in the future. however, the d.a. has said he's been in contact with the defense attorneys. so in that situation, usually a voluntary surrender is arranged and i would still expect cosby to show up. if prosecutors have given him a bye for showing up on his own arraignme arraignment, that would be unusual. and that would only be if he couldn't get to pennsylvania when the announcement was made he was under indictment and maybe they will have him come back...

Now and danny savalos. two top attorneys. gentlemen, we have a lot to talk about. danny, beginning with you. i'm curious, apparently inside this courtroom, mr. cosby did not enter a plea. can you tell me why? >> so this is just a preliminary arraignment. the very first appearance before the where bail is set. going forward, this defendant will next have a preliminary hearing. that is scheduled very, very soon. it has been scheduled and that's the hearing where the common wealth must show, not beyond a reasonable kout doubt, this is not the trial phase but instead a preponderance of tevidence t...

Can have no contact with the accuser. he seemed to be confused as to what she was saying. she repeated herself. with that, it was over. all of ten minutes. he walked back through the gauntlet of cameras, over to the police station where he gave his fingerprints and the mugshot which you just saw. now here's the district attorney explaining some of the charges. >> when you look at the case, there is a number of aspects that are undisputed in the case. and that has led to the charges that are being brought forth today here. there's not a question in terms of pills being provided to her. there's ...