The U.S. Navy has stripped Bill Cosby of an honorary title bestowed upon him in 2011 due to an ongoing barrage of sexual assault allegations.
The comedian was made an honorary Chief Petty Officer during a ceremony in D.C. at the U.S. Navy Memorial on Feb. 17, 2011.
The Navy’s decision comes just days after Mr. Cosby resigned as an honorary co-chair of University of Massachusetts Amherst’s capital campaign and as a trustee of Temple University.
“The Navy is taking this action because allegations against Mr. Cosby are very serious and are in conflict with the Navy’s core values of honor, courage and commitment,” read the statement from the Secretary of the Navy’s office, United States Naval Institute News reported Thursday.
Mr. Cosby, 77, has refused to discuss the claims of sexual assault made by at least 15 women. His attorney, Martin Singer, has dismissed previous charges leveled against his client.
A woman from Southern Californian filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Mr. Cosby, claiming he molested her in a bedroom of the Playboy Mansion around 1974 when she was 15 years old, The Associated Press reported.
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• Douglas Ernst can be reached at dernst@washingtontimes.com.
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