Bill Cosby goes on trial for sexual assault

Bill Cosby arrives with Keshia Knight Pulliam (right), who played his daughter Rudy Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" at the Montgomery County Courthouse. -AFP/Dominick Reuter

NORRISTOWN, UNITED STATES: Bill Cosby goes on trial Monday, accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his Philadelphia mansion 13 years ago, with the megastar turned pariah facing prison if convicted.

For decades, he was “America’s Dad,” loved by millions for his role as an affable obstetrician and benevolent father on “The Cosby Show,” one of the most popular series in the history of US television.