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Last Updated: Aug. 19, 2016 · 10:51 a.m.

Bruce Castor outside of the courtroom on the first day of a hearing in which the judge ruled the case against Cosby could proceed.

Bruce Castor: Controversial prosecutor lucks into PA Attorney General gig

All it took was 12 years and a Kathleen Kane conviction to seal the deal.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane walks into the courtroom on the second day of her trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown.

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Both sides of Kathleen Kane trial offer a glimpse into their strategies

Prosecutors call it revenge. The defense says a feud is being made up.

Bill Cosby and his team enter the courtroom.

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Bill Cosby sex assault charges stand, judge rules

Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neil has ruled the comedian must face sex assault charges.

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Cosby has been accused of sexually abusing several women.

Bill Cosby hearing: Accuser’s lawyer blasts former D.A. for not wanting ‘to alienate fans of Dr. Huxtable’

Testimony continues in the status hearing of the comedian, facing his first criminal sexual assault charges after more than a year of accusations by dozens of women.

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Bill Cosby’s hearing: How the D.A. who never prosecuted him used his time in the spotlight (analysis)

If a judge believes Bruce Castor’s words about a promise, a press release and other facets of the case he explained over several hours Tuesday, it could mean Bill Cosby won’t face a trial.

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Judge to former MontCo D.A. Castor: Why didn’t you put an immunity agreement in writing?

Bruce Castor told Cosby's attorney he's not on Cosby's side.

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How Bruce Castor’s deal complicates the case against Bill Cosby

The decade-old oral agreement tied to testimony in a civil lawsuit could make or break the first sexual assault case filed against the comedian after a year of high-profile accusations.