The Cosby 13: Meet the women being asked to testify at trial
PHILADELPHIA — Did Bill Cosby drug and molest young women as part of a signature string of assaults spanning five decades? Prosecutors preparing for his sexual assault trial hope to call 13 of about 60 accusers to show just that.
Cosby’s defence insists the women’s memories are tainted at best and will ask a suburban Philadelphia judge to keep them off the witness stand at the June trial.
The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they are sexual assault victims. However, trial accuser Andrea Constand has given consent through her lawyer, while 10 others named below have spoken publicly. Another woman has given her account under a pseudonym, while two others have not spoken publicly and could not be reached for comment.
The accounts below, listed chronologically, note ages for each woman and Cosby at the time, as described by prosecutors. The defence responses to each account follow.