Bill Cosby Accuser Seeks to Eliminate Nevada’s Statute of Limitations for Rape

Unidentified woman will testify at Assembly hearing on Friday

Bill Cosby speaks at Thurgood Marshall College Fund 25th Awards Gala on Nov. 11, 2013 in Washington City. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Thurgood Marshall College Fund)
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One of Bill Cosby‘s alleged victims is heading to Nevada in an effort to remove the statute of limitations for rape and sexual assault.

The unidentified woman, along with her attorney Gloria Allred, will testify at a Nevada Assembly hearing on Friday in support of a bill that would eliminate the statute of limitations for those accused of rape and sexual assault. Under current law, Cosby cannot be criminally prosecuted for the alleged victim’s claims.

Friday’s hearing will mark the first legislative effort to eliminate the statute of limitations for rape anywhere in the U.S. since the scandal currently surrounding Cosby erupted in November.

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