Lawyer for accusers says many clients keen to testify against Cosby

Attorney Gloria Allred, who has represented 29 women in civil suits against Cosby, told a news conference in Los Angeles she would continue to work to eliminate statute of limitation laws that hinder the prosecution of sex crimes.

Word of the charges "is the best Christmas present they have ever received," Allred said of her clients.

"If the prosecutor decides that it is relevant and admissible to call any of my clients as witnesses ... I know that many of my clients will be willing to testify, and we look forward to a just result," she said.

(Reporting by Daniel Wallis in Denver; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)