Bill Cosby’s legal woes seem far from over following a reported decision by a Nevada Judge who has ruled the civil sexual assault lawsuit brought against him by ten women to move forward.

According to reports, the decision followed a recent law change by the State of Nevada, which passed the “Justice for Victims of the Crime Bill” (SB129). The bill removes the statute of limitations for adults who have survived sexual assault. 

The suit claims that Cosby “lured them into an isolated environment, drugged, or attempted to drug them, and then sexually assaulted them.”

Cosby’s legal team has since filed a motion to have the case dismissed, with U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro agreeing with the argument that sexual assault is a crime and not a civil matter, ABC reports. 

Judge Navarro did however shut down Cosby’s claims about the law and sexual assault.

“Although victims of other crimes classified by the defendant may suffer similar trauma and be reluctant to report, the defendant has not shown how these other crimes are of the ‘uniquely intimate’ nature such that their victims stand on precisely the same ground as sexual assault victims.”

The development comes years after being released from prison after having his sexual assault convictions overturned in 2021.