11-22-2014, 11:12 PM
(11-22-2014, 10:10 PM)Carsman Wrote: One has to admit it is somewhat dubious as to why "all" these women waited 30+ years to finally report their rapes. There are so many out there, why didn't even just one get pissed off enough to say fuck it all, and report it back then. Yeah, yeah, fame, power, father figure, mentor, and all that. Just one!
Cars, you are wrong. Not "all" of these women waited 30 years. Your plea for "Just one!" = done deal. That's been covered in posts upthread and in the story links as well.
Cosby settled with a woman who was allegedly drugged and assaulted in 2004; she took her complaint to criminal court and then to civil court shortly after the alleged drugging and sexual assault.
13 women filed similar complaints against Cosby and were set to testify against him in the civil trial; they wanted to support the complainant and confront Cosby in court. They did not want to be identified in the media and most of them still remain anonymous outside of the court. Cosby settled with the complainant before those witnesses got a chance to testify.
Their accounts are all on record in court docs and have been for over 10 years now. You don't know how long before that the anonymous witnesses encountered Cosby; none of us do. Still, we know for a fact that not all of the women waited 30 years to tell anyone, as you wrongly exclaim and lament above.