Cosby Lawyers Say Prosecutors Using ‘Casting Couch’ Cliche

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby's lawyers say prosecutors are reaching back to the "casting couch" era to round up women accusers and build a "stale" sexual assault case against the entertainer.

And they will take a Pennsylvania judge through a time warp on Tuesday to prove their point. They plan to challenge sexual misconduct claims by 13 women that span the freewheeling 1960s, patriotic 1980s and gender-bending 21st century.

Prosecutors at the pretrial hearing will ask the judge to let the other accusers testify to show Cosby drugged and molested young women in a "signature" fashion.

However, defense lawyers note there's little but hazy memories to go on.

Cosby faces 10 years if convicted of sexually assaulting a former Temple University basketball team manager.

The pretrial hearing is expected to last two days.

[STORY BY: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]