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Bill Cosby testified in 2005 to drugging women for sex, report says | |
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Bill Cosby admitted in a 2005 deposition that he drugged women and intended on having sex with them. | Bill Cosby admitted in a 2005 deposition that he drugged women and intended on having sex with them. |
The 77-year-old actor and comedian said he obtained Quaaludes and gave them to at least one woman, according to an Associated Press investigation. | The 77-year-old actor and comedian said he obtained Quaaludes and gave them to at least one woman, according to an Associated Press investigation. |
The news agency obtained the legal documents after they became public on Monday. Mr Cosby testified that he gave a woman three half pills of Benadryl in a lawsuit filed by a former Temple University employee. | The news agency obtained the legal documents after they became public on Monday. Mr Cosby testified that he gave a woman three half pills of Benadryl in a lawsuit filed by a former Temple University employee. |
An excerpt of Bill Cosby's 2005 deposition. | An excerpt of Bill Cosby's 2005 deposition. |
Mr Cosby settled the lawsuit outside of court in 2006 for undisclosed terms. More than a dozen women have spoken out against the famed comedian but Mr Cosby has never been criminally charged. | Mr Cosby settled the lawsuit outside of court in 2006 for undisclosed terms. More than a dozen women have spoken out against the famed comedian but Mr Cosby has never been criminally charged. |
Judge Eduardo C. Robreno ruled on Monday that the once private documents should be revealed because Mr Cosby is more than an actor or comedian. | |
“The stark contrast between Bill Cosby, the public moralist and Bill Cosby, the subject of serious allegations concerning improper (and perhaps criminal) conduct, is a matter as to which the AP — and by extension the public — has a significant interest.” | |
Mr Cosby’s lawyers fought to keep the documents private and argued that revealing the information to the public would ultimately embarrass their client and the woman involved. | |
In December 2014, the Emmy Award-winning comedian resigned from Temple's board of trustees after new allegations of sexual assault came to light. | In December 2014, the Emmy Award-winning comedian resigned from Temple's board of trustees after new allegations of sexual assault came to light. |