Bill Cosby was arrested towards year end after almost a year battling assault allegations but never getting charged.

That all changed on December 30th, when he was arrested for s*xually assaulting Andrea Corstand in 2004. A new District Attorney had taken another look at the case and decided to prosecute.

However, the comedian is furious with the new charges, calling them political and not based on facts.

According to TMZ, Cosby believes the new DA is prosecuting for political reasons, because that was the platform he ran on, and that it has nothing to do with the merits of the case.

The site writes that:

Bill Cosby says he’s the victim of a district attorney trying to make a name for himself in a meritless case.

Cosby’s attorneys are indignant, making it clear their client was the centerpiece of a hotly contested election for D.A. in Montgomery County, PA.

It’s interesting … Kevin Steele, who went before reporters Wednesday to announce the sexual assault charge is not even the D.A. yet … he takes office Friday, and he ran on a platform of prosecuting Cosby.

Cosby’s legal team says they plan to mount a “vigorous defense against this unjustified charge.”