Warning: This post contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault.
Bill Cosby has been arrested and taken into custody today, after years of accusations and denials, after countless stories of drugging and rape, and after more than 50 women described being sexually assaulted.
The Montgomery County District Attorney announced that the charges come after new information was brought forward on a case from 2004.
“A prosecutor’s job is to follow the evidence wherever it leads and whenever it comes to light,” First District Attorney Kevin Steele said “Upon examination of all the evidence, today we are able to see justice on behalf of Mr. Cosby’s victim.”
Mr Steele said that during the assault the victim was “frozen, paralyzed, unable to move.”
The charges came down just days before the 12-year statute of limitations for bringing charges was set to run out.
The 78-year-old award-winning actor was arrested, and bail was set at $1 million. Cosby, who entered court with the use of a walking stick, did not enter a plea. A preliminary hearing has been set for January 14.
The victim in the case, Andrea Constand, reported the sexual assault in 2005. Steele said that Constand “came to consider Mr Cosby her mentor and her friend.”
He said that Cosby “made two sexual advances at her that were rejected.”
“Mr Cosby urged her to take pills and to drink wine, the effect of which left her unable to [rebuff his advances].”
Top Comments
Finally. Respect for every one of Cosby's victims who've spoken the truth aloud. Thanks to police and legals for doing their job. Without charges it's felt a bit like teetering on the very edge of something, in darkness. Now at least theres a firm step towards the next.
How do you know they have spoken the truth?
We will find out soon. Cosby's lawyer just sent out the first 7 law suits to these females.Obviously it will cost him a fortune and he'll get nothing for it since these Rape Liars have nothing. The only reason to do it is to shut them up for good.
And there it is: How do you know... Maybe it fell in... Women just lie to esconce themselves in misogynist insults and threats etc
Please re-read to comprehend the bit where I've said "victims who've spoken the truth".
Well actually, that's not one of the reasons why females lie about rape at all
A US Air Force Colonel JAG was tasked with finding out why there seemed to be so many rapes in the Air Force.
What he found was that 66% of the rape allegations were lies. Of the 66%, 24% admitted straight away they lied. A further 27% admitted they lied under examination. and so on.
What the Colonel found was the most popular reason for lying was to avoid responsibility for infidelity. The next most popular was revenge. Extortion was in there too.
The Colonel also decided to investigate police precincts along the Eastern Sea Board to determine how different the Air Force was to civilian life. There wasn't any difference.
If you want to get a complete and understandable rendition in detail of what the Colonel did then I would suggest you get a book called The Myth of Male Power by Warren Farrel (ex feminist).
OR, you might ask ANY criminal Lawyer.
Do you ever wonder why the former (female) Magistrate O'Shane famously said of her 17 years on the bench that "A LOT of women manufacture stories about men" Do you think Ms O'Shane is a Liar? Why didn't she say a very tiny amount like 2% of rape complainants manufacture stories about men?
However, I realise you are not interested in reality because you are a misandrist. So be it. You just want to vilify and denigrate men and you don't care if you use lies to do it. Your feelings are more important to the world aren't they.
Huh? No one else thinks that is a reason females lie about rape.. How did you come to your conclusion?
Please explain how you know they are telling the truth? Did you know that Rape Liar dragging the mattress around was a victim who spoke the truth?
Well I've been slightly on the fence with this one, because whilst all of the women's stories seemed very compelling to me, I did think it is possible that because he is famous that some women might just be seeing it as an opportunity to make up a story. (before anyone has a go at me, I'm not saying they are, I am just saying that it is a possibility), however there are a couple of things that make me think these women are telling the truth:
Firstly, a number of them said they were drugged and weren't sure if they were raped. If they were making something up surely they would make worse allegations than that, so this to me has the ring of truth about it.
Secondly (but on the same note) some women have said they were assaulted but it wasn't intercourse, once again I think if these women were wanting to make something up they would use the worse allegation possibly and not just stop at "he digitally raped me".
Thirdly, the stories are all so similar, it seems to me that he had a particular scenario that he liked to repeat. (though admittedly that could also be women colluding with each other with the same story but for the reasons above I don't think they are lying)
Fourthly, he himself admits to having given qualudes to women. Why on earth would you give a woman a drug that would make her semi conscious unless you had ulterior motives?
Fifthly, has anyone noticed that a number of the women have a similar look, e.g. tall, lanky, elegant, similar bone structure? it seems he had a type.
Lastly, but most compelling, is what he now admits to is extremely damning:
"In the deposition, Cosby said he put his hands down Constand’s pants that night and fondled her, taking her silence as a “green light.”
“I don’t hear her say anything. And I don’t feel her say anything. And so I continue and I go into the area that is somewhere between permission and rejection. I am not stopped,” Cosby testified."
All of this makes me very sad for what these women suffered, and also the fact that I personally was a big fan of this man, I usually think I have a good radar for creepy people but am way off on this one, so I can totally understand why a woman would think she was safe alone with this guy. To think he could have had any woman he wanted without having to rape them, which just goes to prove that it wasn't about sex for him.