Chloe Goins has accused Bill Cosby (whose mugshot is seen here) of sexual assault.
Photo: Montgomery County Office of the District Attorney via AP / AP
[From article]
Lawyers for dozens of women who have accused Bill Cosby of sex assault or attempted molestation over the past 40 years said Wednesday that their clients are grateful that a prosecutor in Pennsylvania has finally brought criminal charges against the comedian.
Attorney Spencer Kuvin represents model Chloe Goins, who alleges Cosby incapacitated her with a drink and assaulted her at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles in 2008. He said possible charges are still pending with the district attorney’s office there, but the statute of limitations will run out in the spring.
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Cosby has denied all the allegations against him, and his lawyer called the criminal charge unjustified. Most of his accusers allege that he gave them pills or drinks that made them dizzy or knocked them out, and that he subsequently removed their clothes and raped or groped them.
Goins’ federal lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles in October, seeks punitive damages for a variety of problems she says she has endured, including mental anguish, loss of self-esteem and dignity.
The timing of the announcement of the criminal charge comes just as numerous depositions were scheduled to begin in a Massachusetts civil case against the comedian.
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Gloria Allred, an attorney who represents 29 accusers, said it’s “unprecedented for so many women to allege that they are victims of one rich, powerful famous man.”
She added: “Some of them have been very upset that there’s never been a criminal prosecution.”
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Cosby accusers’ attorneys say women are grateful for charges
By Associated Press
New York Post
December 30, 2015 | 6:08pm
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