A bombshell court deposition reveals Bill Cosby's 'calculated pursuit' of young women by using drugs for sex
Bill Cosby's efforts to keep details of past legal proceedings surrounding multiple sexual assault allegations appear to have ended.
The New York Times has obtained the nearly 1,000-page full transcript of Cosby's 2005 deposition, in which he was questioned in the case of a woman who accused him of drugging and molesting her.
In it, Cosby admitted to obtaining sedatives to use on young women he wanted to have sex with.
The Times reports that during the 2005 case involving a woman named Andrea Constand, Cosby denied sexually assaulting the woman, "but did acknowledge he had used powerful sedatives to lure women for sex and employed multiple strategies to keep his wife, Camille, from finding out."
Details of the questioning show Cosby in an unflattering light, according to the Times, as the comedian spoke "with causal disregard" about his various pursuits of young women.
In the 2005 deposition, Cosby, at times, appeared confident in his encounter with Constand, calling himself a "decent reader of people and their emotions in these romantic sexual things."
Cosby describes how he walked Constand out after the encounter, having not perceived it as anything less than consensual:
"She does not look angry. She does not say to me don't ever do that again. She does not walk out with an attitude of a huff."
Cosby allegedly used similar methods with the young women he pursued — some of whom were aspiring models and actresses — by offering to mentor them and share career advice.
The comedian, who has been married since 1964, testified he persistently engaged with the women he pursued, often inviting them to dinners alone and meeting up for "rendezvous," as he put it, which allegedly ended with many of the women being drugged, and left in various states of undress.
This "calculated pursuit" of women conflicts with the persona on which Bill Cosby has built a lifelong career — that of a wholesome father figure, once immortalized in the character he played on his eponymous sitcom in the 1980s.
The various accusations that have emerged since then had been met with mixed reaction until the Associated Press published a portion of the deposition transcript earlier this month. Some of Cosby's celebrity backers who earlier defended him have since withdrawn their support.
Dozens of women have come forward with accusations against Cosby, with some of the claims dating back to the 1960s. Since last year the mounting allegations have taken a toll. Cosby lost his talent representation last year, and TV networks that aired "The Cosby Show" have pulled the plug.
Some have called for Cosby to lose his star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, and a White House petition to revoke his Medal of Freedom has garnered more than 13,000 signatures.
President Barack Obama spoke about that petition last week, saying there was no precedent for such a move. He denounced Cosby's alleged actions, saying "This country, any civilized country, should have no tolerance for rape."
Cosby has publicly denied any wrongdoing.
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