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BOSTON (AP) — The University of Massachusetts-Amherst has cut ties with alumnus Bill Cosby amid allegations by women accusing the comedian of sexual assault.
A University spokesman told the Boston Globe that school officials asked Cosby to step down as an honorary co-chairman of the university's $300 million fundraising campaign, and Cosby agreed.
Cosby received a master's and a doctorate in education from the university. He and his wife, Camille, donated several hundred thousand dollars to the school.
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley sent a letter to the university urging them to cut ties with Cosby. Coakley said that while Cosby hadn't been criminally charged, his association sends the wrong message at a time when the state is focused on the prevention of campus sexual assault.
Cosby's lawyer has called the allegations "unsubstantiated" and "discredited."
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