What Bill Cosby Said About His Alleged Victim Under Oath
Bill Cosby was charged with aggravated indecent assault on Wednesday for allegations that he drugged and sexually assaulted a woman at his Pennsylvania home in 2004. The accuser, former Temple University employee Andrea Constand, was allegedly drugged with multiple pills and assaulted by Cosby at his home. She said she had previously refused multiple sexual advances made by him. A deposition of testimony from Cosby made 10 years ago was released in July after it was obtained by the New York Times. In the deposition, Cosby talks about his relationship with Constand, and admits to obtaining quaaludes to have sex with women. As the Times reported in July, Cosby described his relationship with Constand as that of a mentor, and that he wooed her by "Inviting her to my house, talking to her about personal situations dealing with her life, growth, education." As the newspaper reported, MORE Why Bill Cosby Admitted Under Oath to Getting Drugs to Have Sex With Women, Also in the deposition, Cosby said that one night he had given Constand one and a half tablets of Benadryl to relieve stress, and that they kissed and had sexual contact. As New York reports, a civil lawsuit filed by Constand says Cosby "touched her breasts and vaginal area, rubbed his penis against her hand, and digitally penetrated" her. Later on, Cosby says he spoke to Constand's mother on the telephone since she was upset about what her daughter said happened to her. The Times writes, Cosby eventually offered to pay for Constand's education.