Comic faces new sex claims

Comedian Bill Cosby is facing a string of new sex abuse allegations, according to court papers.

The woman suing him for sexual assault has lined up ten witnesses to testify that they too were attacked in similar circumstances, her lawyers have revealed.

Andrea Constand, 31, has filed a civil suit claiming Cosby drugged and abused her at his Philadelphia mansion in January 2004.

She alleges five counts of battery, assault, infliction of emotional distress, defamation and invasion of privacy.

Her attempt to file a criminal suit was rejected by prosecutors due to insufficient evidence.

In a motion filed this week, lawyers claim evidence from other women would help prove married Cosby, 67, is a sex attacker.

"These witnesses ... will testify about prior similar sexual assaults and/or drugging incidents perpetrated by the defendant," they wrote.

The only woman named in the document, as published on the Smoking Gun website, is lawyer Tamara Green, who has already come forward to claim she was groped by the star 30 years ago.

Cosby denies assaulting Ms Constand and has vowed to fight the allegations.