Story highlights "This issue can affect any young person, especially young athletes of today," Cosby's publicist said

The town halls will educate young people on what can be considered sexual assault

(CNN) Bill Cosby will hold a series of town halls to educate young people on sexual assault, his publicists said.

Andrew Wyatt and Ebonee Benson were on "Good Morning Alabama" Wednesday and said Cosby "wants to get back to work" and is planning town halls that could start as early as next month.

"This issue can affect any young person, especially young athletes of today," Wyatt said. "And they need to know what they're facing -- when they're hanging out and partying, when they're doing certain things they shouldn't be doing."

Wyatt said the idea for the town halls came last week after calls poured in from churches and civic organizations asking Cosby to speak about what people can learn from sexual abuse allegations.

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