MONTGOMERY, Pennsylvania: Bill Cosby returned to a Pennsylvania criminal court on Thursday. The comedian’s lawyers mounted their latest attempt to have the sexual assault case against him thrown out. Lawyers for Cosby, 78, argued that the accuser, Andrea Constand, should be required to testify and answer questions from the defense before the case is permitted to proceed to trial.

Cosby is facing accusations of sexual assault from dozens of women stretching back decades. The case is the only criminal prosecution against him, as most of the other allegations involve incidents that are too old to produce charges.