Bill Cosby was arraigned Wednesday afternoon in Pennsylvania's Montgomery County District Court on sexual assault charges stemming from 2004.
Judge Elizabeth McHugh read the charges against the 48-year-old and, per CNBC, set his bail at $1 million. Per CNN, Cosby handed over his passport and did not enter a plea. He will remain free on bail pending trial. A preliminary hearing was set for Jan. 14 at 9:30 a.m. If convicted on the felony second degree charge of aggravated indecent assault, Cosby faces five to 10 years behind bars and a $25,000 fine.
In the hours before Cosby's arraignment, an arrest warrant for the comedian was issued over the 2004 case alleging he drugged and sexually violated former Temple University employee Andrea Costand at his Philadelphia home. Although a judge originally dismissed the case in 2005, the charges filed Wednesday were the result of new evidence that came forth this summer.
"A prosecutor's job is to follow the evidence wherever it leads and whenever it comes to light," said First Assistant D.A. Kevin R. Steele in a statement Wednesday. "Upon examination of all of the evidence, today we are able to seek justice on behalf of Mr. Cosby's victim.."
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