Bill Cosby's lawyer condemns 'bandaged bandwagon' of accusers

Prosecutors are trying Bill Cosby for an alleged 2004 sexual assault only so that a "bandwagon" of women can pursue old, unsubstantiated claims that the 79-year-old comedian drugged and assaulted them, a defence lawyer has told a court.

Lawyer Brian McMonagle asked a judge to prevent prosecutors from calling 13 of Cosby's other accusers as witnesses at next year's trial, saying uncertainty about where and when some of the sexual encounters took place made them impossible to defend against.