Bill Cosby accused of Rape - say it ain't so

You omitted the fact that the first sentence of that article states that the letter of outrage to CNN was written by Martin Singer, Cosby's lawyer.

Why would Beverly Johnson's ex-boyfriend, who she lived with from 2006--2009, have anything relevant to say about an incident with Cosby she claims happened in the mid 80's?

I suspect Johnson's ex-boyfriend really had nothing of interest to tell CNN,

The fact that Beverly Johnson never said anything negative about Cosby to this ex-boyfriend doesn't mean a damn thing.

If Cosby's accusers were all lying about him, that lawyer would be slapping defamation of character suits on them right and left.

You're just the kind of chump that lawyer hopes he can convince that poor Bill is the victim in all of this--the victim of over 2 dozen lying women and the victim of an outrageous media smear campaign.

So I'm sending this treasure to the trash heap of blather posts in which I no longer wish to participate. I admire the patience and restraint used by many of my cyber friends, and I truly wish I had the same spirit. Maybe after the holidays I can deal with the creepy factor. I've got places to go, people to see and Christmas cookies to bake.

In my experience guys who live with women who have been traumatized by sexual abuse know the source of the trauma...it tends to come up when the guys want to know why the woman is acting strange. Now she could have been abused but not traumatized, but I am pretty sure that I have seen his woman cry for us so that would not be the claim here.

Some serial rapists are respected members of society who repeatedly take advantage of women and are able to target these individuals by putting them in a position of vulnerability, in sleep, and/or by compromising the person's judgement through the use of drugs and/or alcohol. They are never reported because the victim thinks somehow that there was a misunderstanding, giving the benefit of the doubt to the rapist. Because they do not consider it a rape themselves with the potential for embarrassment if they admit to "allowing" it to occur, a victim believes that their experience is an isolated event. There is never a collaboration among the victims, because they are unaware this is repeated experience for the perpetrator, who moves on to the next victim. This is the most controlled rapist because part of his satisfaction is his ability to get away with the crime without ever drawing an attention to the contrary. This type of rapist is "the silent rapist" because he is under the radar of everyone involved, except himself, and surprises his victim with his reputation. The victim considers him safe to be with because his background check is immaculate.

Bill Cosby has the right to remain silent — and that may be his best strategy.

"Staying mostly silent may be the best tactic for him given the dangers of saying something that might be libellous," said Eugene Volokh, a law professor at University of California, Los Angeles.

The age of the accusations is probably Cosby's best legal defence at this point, sparing him exposure to criminal charges, said attorney Mark Geragos, who has defended Chris Brown and Winona Ryder.

Similarly, Geragos thinks a judge will throw out a defamation suit brought by a woman who said Cosby effectively called her a liar in 2005 when he said her allegations of being drugged and fondled were false and that he didn't know her.

The job of Cosby's lawyer is to prevent a repeat of that scenario by keeping him out of the limelight so he doesn't breathe new life into old accusations, Geragos said. It's somewhat akin to a lawyer not having their client testify, which can expose them to battering cross examination.

"What you have is this inherent tension of dealing with his legacy versus his realistic jeopardy," Geragos said. "The reason you don't have him respond is you don't want to reinvigorate some legal action."

and his friends and family sticking with him

Ex-NBC employee Frank Scotti claims Bill Cosby paid off women, invited young models to dressing room as he stood guard.Ex-NBC employee Frank Scotti claims Bill Cosby paid off women, invited young models to dressing room as he stood guard.“He had everybody fooled,” said Scotti in an exclusive interview with the Daily News. “Nobody suspected.”

Scotti came forward last week with his insider’s look at Cosby’s womanizing ways during the magical 1984-92 run of “The Cosby Show.”
“I was suspicious that something was going on,” said Scotti. “I suspected that he was having sex with them because the other person he was sending money to (Thompson) he was definitely having sex with.

“Why else would he be sending money?” Scotti asked. “He was sending these women $2,000 a month. What else could I think?”
Scotti, who lives in Lakewood, N.J., saved copies of money orders from the era detailing his payouts to four of the Cosby women.

He recalled Cosby presenting him with “a satchel of money, all $100 bills,” and pressing Scotti to distribute the payments using money orders in his own name.

“I did a lot of crazy things for him,” recalled Scotti. “He was covering himself by having my name on it. It was a coverup. I realized it later.”
Scotti said Cosby also had an arrangement with a Manhattan modeling agency in which the owner would deliver young women to his dressing room. Some of the aspiring models were as young as 16, Scotti said.

“‘I want you to keep that one girl here,’ ” Scotti quoted Cosby as telling him. “ ‘I want to interview her for a part in the show.’”

Darren Sharper Darren Sharper enjoyed 14 years playing in the NFL before switching careers to commentating on the sport he loved. But his career on the field and in front of the cameras has been sidelined and all attention is being given to the charges he is currently facing. Earlier this year the former Green Bay Packer was arrested for sexual assault in California. He is also facing subsequent charges in Louisiana and Arizona after several women came forward to accuse Sharper of drugging and taking advantage of them after they passed out. He’s currently being held in Los Angeles and faces extradition to New Orleans and Arizona to stand court for the other charges. -

Alex Da Silva Dancer and choreographer Alex Da Silva was perhaps best known for his work on Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance.” That is until he was arrested on four charges of rape, two counts of assault with attempt to rape and two counts of rape with a forcible object. Da Silva was adamant the charges were false and the women were simply trying to extort money from him. However, the 45-year-old was found guilty of raping a woman in 2002 and assault with the intent to commit rape involving another woman in 2009 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison -

Hayden is accused of raping two preteen girls, according to the Advocate. He is accused of raping a girl in East Baton Rouge beginning in March 2013, when she was 11 years old, until August 2014.

Additionally, a woman, who is now in her 30s, also came forward claiming Hayden raped her in the 1990s when she was 12 years old, the Advocate reported. She told detectives she was staying with Hayden's family at the time of the alleged assault because her house had burned down.

In late August, Hayden was arrested as a fugitive and charged with aggravated rape. That marked the second time the Red Jacket Firearms founder was arrested that month. In early August, he was arrested on charges of child molestation and crimes against nature, but released on $150,000 bail.

The victim told police at the time that "the alleged acts occurred almost daily, but [the victim] didn't report them because Hayden made threats," according to CBS affiliate WAFB.

The reality star's eldest daughter, Stephanie Hayden Ford, initially defended her father. However, in a September interview with Dr. Phil, she revealed her father had touched her inappropriately when she was 12 years old.

"I decided to appear on 'Dr. Phil' to tell my story exclusively because I know he would take it seriously," Ford said in a statement to Fox News. "With my father now in jail, everyone in my family and in our company are now talking openly for the first time. I have nothing to gain from this exclusive interview, but to begin living in truth and getting help for myself and my sister. I just pray that our story will somehow prevent another victim from staying silent."

Unmasking what the real Bill Cosby is like, underneath his carefully constructed good guy public persona, is probably the worst punishment that could be delivered to him

Scotti came forward last week with his insider’s look at Cosby’s womanizing ways during the magical 1984-92 run of “The Cosby Show.”
“I was suspicious that something was going on,” said Scotti. “I suspected that he was having sex with them because the other person he was sending money to (Thompson) he was definitely having sex with.

And underneath decades of hard work for the greater good, right? Have you done in your life even 5% of the good deeds that Cosby has done? Doubtful, because few have.

Other than his philanthropy, what exactly has he done for the "greater good"?

Having sex with women does not indicate a rapist

Scotti said Cosby also had an arrangement with a Manhattan modelling agency in which the owner would deliver young women to his dressing room. Some of the aspiring models were as young as 16, Scotti said.

Cosby's philanthropy is not of the "make a PSA and sign a check" variety, he has put in serious work and time...

That doesn't change the fact he may well have been drugging and sexually assaulting women in between writing those charitable checks...