Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has joined the effort to revoke Bill Cosby's Presidential Medal of Freedom in wake of growing allegations accusing the famed comedian of sexually assaulting multiple women.

On Friday, the New York senator announced that she supports an online petition at WhiteHouse.gov calling for President Back Obama to retract the actor's Presidential Medal of Freedom, which he received in 2002 by then-President George W. Bush. However, since October 2014, over 20 women have accused the iconic comic of using sedatives to sexually assault them.

Although Cosby has denied the allegations, court documents released on Monday revealed that he confessed to obtaining sedatives to give to women he intended to have sex. Following the revelation, a group called Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment (PAVE) initiated the petition urging Obama to revoke the nation's highest civilian honor away from him.

"The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest award bestowed on civilians for their contributions to society. Bill Cosby does not deserve to be on the list of distinguished recipients," reads the petition.

Gillibrand's spokesman, Glen Caplin, also released a statement about the Democrat's support of the petition.

"Kirsten has always advocated for listening to survivors' voices. This 10-year-old admission is appalling, but sadly not surprising considering that dozens of women have been speaking out," said in a statement to POLITICO. "She supports this group's effort because we need to set a clear example that sexual assault will not be tolerated in this country, and someone who admitted to using drugs for sex no longer deserves the nation's highest honor."

So far, the petition has garnered over 5,000 signatures, reports NBC News. However, it needs 100,000 in order to prompt a response from the White House.

On Thursday, White House spokesperson Josh Earnest told reporters that he had not heard about PAVE's petition and does not know if the Obama administration will take action.

"I haven't, at this point, heard any discussion of taking that step," he said, according to USA Today. "I don't know whether or not it's legally possible to do so."