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Bill Cosby documents 'go a long way to crediting' allegations, lawyer says Bill Cosby documents 'go a long way to crediting' allegations, lawyer says
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A lawyer representing three women suing Bill Cosby has told the Guardian that the release of documents in which the comedian admits to giving one of the woman a sedative before having sex with her “goes a long way to crediting” his client’s allegations.A lawyer representing three women suing Bill Cosby has told the Guardian that the release of documents in which the comedian admits to giving one of the woman a sedative before having sex with her “goes a long way to crediting” his client’s allegations.
“It certainly is a positive development, that links Mr Cosby – by his own words – links Mr Cosby’s use of drugs to obtain sex,” said Joe Cammarata, who is representing Tamara Green, Therese Serignese and Linda Traitz in a defamation suit against the comedian.“It certainly is a positive development, that links Mr Cosby – by his own words – links Mr Cosby’s use of drugs to obtain sex,” said Joe Cammarata, who is representing Tamara Green, Therese Serignese and Linda Traitz in a defamation suit against the comedian.
Green, Serignese and Traitz are among more than two dozen women who have come forward in recent years with accusations of sexual assault against Cosby, in a catalog of allegations many of which date back to the early 1970s.Green, Serignese and Traitz are among more than two dozen women who have come forward in recent years with accusations of sexual assault against Cosby, in a catalog of allegations many of which date back to the early 1970s.
In response to their original allegations, Martin Singer, an attorney representing Cosby, released statements referring to the claims by the three women and others as “unsubstantiated”, “ridiculous” and “an absurd fabrication” and saying that they were attempting some way of bypassing the statute of limitations for criminal charges on sexual assault.In response to their original allegations, Martin Singer, an attorney representing Cosby, released statements referring to the claims by the three women and others as “unsubstantiated”, “ridiculous” and “an absurd fabrication” and saying that they were attempting some way of bypassing the statute of limitations for criminal charges on sexual assault.
The statements, in which Green, Serignese and Traitz were called liars, formed the basis for the defamation suit, according to the complaint, which was first filed in a federal court in Massachusetts by Green in December 2014 and joined by Serignese and Traitz in April 2015.The statements, in which Green, Serignese and Traitz were called liars, formed the basis for the defamation suit, according to the complaint, which was first filed in a federal court in Massachusetts by Green in December 2014 and joined by Serignese and Traitz in April 2015.
On Monday the Associated Press won a court order unsealing documents from a 2006 trial in which Cosby admitted to giving Serignese the sedative Quaalude before having sex with her backstage at one of his shows in the 1970s. On Monday the Associated Press won an order unsealing court documents from a decade ago in which Cosby admitted to giving Serignese the sedative quaalude before having sex with her backstage at one of his shows in the 1970s.
One of the documents unsealed by the AP is a transcript of a deposition from a case in which another of Cosby’s accusers, Andrea Constand, sued the comedian for sexual misconduct. The case was settled out of court, and the documents spent nine years under seal. One of the documents unsealed by the AP is a transcript of a 2005 deposition from a case in which another of Cosby’s accusers, Andrea Constand, sued the comedian for sexual misconduct. The case was settled out of court, and the documents spent nine years under seal.
In the transcript, Cosby said of Serignese: “She meets me backstage. I give her Quaaludes. We then have sex.” He described Serignese as a “passive personality”. Serignese, whose identity was protected as a Jane Doe in the Constand case, later told her story to People magazine. In the transcript, Cosby said of Serignese: “She meets me backstage. I give her quaaludes. We then have sex.” He described Serignese as a “passive personality”. Serignese, whose identity was protected as a Jane Doe in the Constand case, later told her story to People magazine.
In the transcript, Cosby also replied “yes” to the question of whether he gave Quaaludes to other people. In the transcript, Cosby also replied “yes” to the question of whether he gave quaaludes to other people.
Lawyers for Cosby filed a motion to dismiss the defamation suit in February 2015 on which the judge will now rule if the case is to go to trial. Until that ruling, there will not be an opportunity for the documents uncovered by the AP in Pennsylvania to be presented to the court in Massachusetts.Lawyers for Cosby filed a motion to dismiss the defamation suit in February 2015 on which the judge will now rule if the case is to go to trial. Until that ruling, there will not be an opportunity for the documents uncovered by the AP in Pennsylvania to be presented to the court in Massachusetts.
However, Cammarata said that he would not have brought the suit “unless I believed that it was well-grounded in law and well-grounded in fact”.However, Cammarata said that he would not have brought the suit “unless I believed that it was well-grounded in law and well-grounded in fact”.
“[My clients] maintain that after they spoke the truth about the abuse they suffered at the hands of Mr. Cosby that they were branded liars, and that serves as the basis on which the lawsuit was filed,” Cammarata said. “[My clients] maintain that after they spoke the truth about the abuse they suffered at the hands of Mr Cosby that they were branded liars, and that serves as the basis on which the lawsuit was filed,” Cammarata said.
Singer, the lawyer representing Cosby, did not respond to requests for comment.Singer, the lawyer representing Cosby, did not respond to requests for comment.