VOA慢速英語：比爾·考斯比被控性侵犯

比爾·考斯比被控性侵犯

Prosecutors in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania have brought criminal charges against celebrity Bill Cosby.

美國賓夕法尼亞州的檢察官對名人比爾·考斯比提起了刑事指控。

Cosby, an American comedian, is charged with sexually assaulting a woman in 2004.

考斯比是一位美國喜劇演員，他被指控于2004年性侵了一名女子。

Bill Cosby arrives at court to face a felony charge, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, in Elkins Park, Pa. Cosby was charged Wednesday with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home 12 years ago. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The case deals with a former Temple University employee who told police that Cosby drugged and violated her at his home near Philadelphia.

這起案件涉及坦普爾大學(xué)的一名前員工。這名員工對警察表示，考斯比在他費(fèi)城附近的家中對她下藥并侵犯了她。

It marks the first criminal case involving Cosby, after many years of accusations. If he is found guilty, he could face up to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.

這是經(jīng)過多年指控后首起涉及考斯比的刑事案件。如果被判有罪，他可能面臨高達(dá)10年的監(jiān)禁以及2.5萬美元的罰款。

An arrest warrant for the 78-year-old Cosby has been issued.

對78歲的考斯比的逮捕令已經(jīng)簽發(fā)。

More than 50 women have accused Cosby of drugging them, and in most cases, sexually assaulting them. Cosby has long denied the accusations.

50多名婦女指控考斯比對她們下藥，在大多數(shù)情況下還性侵了她們?？妓贡纫恢狈裾J(rèn)這些指控。

Many of the incidents happened several decades ago, and the statute of limitations has already passed. A statute of limitations is a law that prevents a suspect from being tried after a certain amount of time has passed.

這些事件大多數(shù)發(fā)生在數(shù)十年前，訴訟時效已過。訴訟時效是經(jīng)過一定時間后就無法審問嫌疑人的法律。

The statute of limitations in the Pennsylvania case was to expire in January 2016.

賓夕法尼亞州這起案件的訴訟時效將于2016年1月到期。

Bill Cosby is best known for playing Dr. Cliff Huxtable, the father in the long-running American television program, "The Cosby Show."

比爾·考斯比扮演的最著名角色是克里夫·赫克斯塔博博士，也就是美國長期上演的電視劇《天才老爹》中的父親。

The charges have shocked Cosby's fans and damaged his reputation as an entertainer.

這些指控震驚了考斯比的粉絲，也損壞了他的藝人聲譽(yù)。

I'm Kathleen Struck.

我是凱瑟琳·斯嘉克。