Portions of Bill Cosby’s interview for his civil suit revealed that he had an agency bringing him five or six teenage girls every week.
He is facing a preliminary hearing in Philadelphia to determine if his case there goes to trial. In his testimony, he was grilled about giving alcohol and drugs to women before sexually assaulting them.
He lured underage women with the promise of giving them a good meal since they were struggling actresses. In 2005 and 2006, Cosby gave a deposition about his 2000 encounter with Andrea Constand. He was accused of inviting her to his house and serving her amaretto when she was only 17-years-old.
He invited her to sit on the couch with him. Then, he massaged her shoulders and arms suggestively. Next, he had her masturbate him with lotion.
This incident began last summer when over forty women came forth and said that Cosby had drugged them and abused them in one way or another.
Last July, Cosby admitted under oath that he procured drugs and gave them to women for sex. Constand said that whatever he gave her made her groggy; then, she woke up with her bra undone and her clothes strewn all over the place. There were several instances where he got prescription Quaaludes to give to women.
The accusations actually go back to the 1970s. He never admitted to slipping the women drugs without their knowledge, but he fought hard to keep the transcript from being released.
New York Magazine did a powerful cover with 35 of his 48 accusers lined up. The writer spent months reaching out to all of the victims. They range in age from their 20s on up into their 80s.
Joan Tarshis, who claims Cosby assaulted her in 1969, called the group a “Sorrowful Sisterhood.” I can’t believe I ever found this man funny. I thought he was a great person growing up, but obviously, I was wrong.
Here is a news clip about these events:
https://youtu.be/8pCBQY619sQ
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