Looks like the television icon won’t be joking around this time.

Bill Cosby can no longer escape prosecution as things have just dropped to a new low- Johnny Law just issued an arrest warrant in connection with charges that he drugged and sexually assaulted former Temple University employee Andrea Constand.

The number of his accusers had grown to the size of a choir. And the refrain of the 50-plus women has been virtually the same: He drugged me; he sexually assaulted me - or he tried to. Cosby has vehemently denied any wrongdoing. And his supporters have pointed out he never faced criminal charges.

The alleged incident occurred at Cosby’s Elkins Park, Pennsylvania mansion back in January 2004 and Constand’s attorney released a statement to press following the warrant.

Lawyer Dolores Troiani declared, "Obviously we appreciate the expression of confidence in her. We'll have to see what happens. We hope justice will be done. We will cooperate fully. I think she'd a very strong lady. She'll do whatever she needs to do, whatever they ask of her."

This left others wondering, what could the sentence be? Officially up to 10 years max. But that's not likely, a former Pennsylvania assistant district attorney told Time.com in an interview. Two to three years behind bars is more customary for aggravated indecent assault. But given the circumstances, the judge could hand Cosby a higher sentence than that.

Andrea Constand's accusations go back to 2004. She was a former basketball coach at Temple University, and Cosby was an alumnus. Constand visited Cosby in his home in a Philadelphia suburb that year, and she said he gave her pills and wine left her hardly able to remain conscious, let alone consent to sex. She went to the authorities. But in 2005, prosecutors declined to prosecute Cosby, citing a lack of evidence. During his campaign this year, the newly elected prosecutor, Kevin Steele, turned the Cosby case into an election issue and upon taking office promptly reopened it.

Cosby’s having accusations is not something new and the star has long fallen. Let’s hope the truth will eventually come out in the open and justice will be served for those that rightfully deserve it.

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