Actor and comedian Bill Cosby is helped as he leaves after a court appearance, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, in Elkins Park, Pa. Cosby was arrested and charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home in January 2004. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) PHIX OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NEWARK OUT
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ELKINS PARK, Pa. (AP) - Bill Cosby's lawyer says the comedian was charged with a decade-old sex crime simply because a prosecutor was fulfilling a campaign promise.
She also says that once she and Cosby can speak freely, "everything will be made clear."
Speaking on NBC's "Today" show Thursday, attorney Monique Pressley said Cosby has been unjustly accused but is in good spirits and will be exonerated.
Cosby is accused of sexually assaulting a then-Temple University employee at his home outside Philadelphia in early 2004. He has said the encounter was consensual.
On ABC's "Good Morning America," Pressley accused Montgomery County District Attorney-elect Kevin R. Steele of "playing political football" with Cosby's life. She says Steele made Cosby's case a focal point of his campaign for DA, and had to "make good" on his promise before the statute of limitations ran out.
Steele's office says he isn't available to comment on her remarks.
Comedian Bill Cosby stumbles as he arrives for a court appearance in Elkins Park, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. Cosby was arrested and charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home in January 2004. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Bill Cosby leaves the Cheltenham Township Police Department where he was processed after being arraigned on a felony charge of aggravated indecent assault Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, in Elkins Park, Pa. Cosby was charged Wednesday with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home in 2004. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Actor and comedian Bill Cosby is helped as he arrives for a court appearance, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, in Elkins Park, Pa. Cosby was arrested and charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home in January 2004. (David Swanson/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) PHIX OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NEWARK OUT
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Free on $1 million bail, Bill Cosby leaves the Cheltenham Police Station in Elkins Park, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 after he was charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home in January 2004. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) PHIX OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NEWARK OUT
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Attorney Gloria Allred, who represents 29 alleged victims of actor Bill Cosby, holds a court document as she speaks about Cosby's arrest in Pennsylvania, at a news conference in Los Angeles Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. Cosby was arrested and charged Wednesday with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home in January 2004. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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Attorney Gloria Allred, who represents 29 alleged victims of actor Bill Cosby, speaks about Cosby's arrest in Pennsylvania, at a news conference in Los Angeles Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. Cosby was arrested and charged Wednesday with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home 12 years ago. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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