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Bill Cosby was attracted to sex assault accuser

ANI
Published : May 28, 2016, 3:49 am IST
Updated : May 28, 2016, 3:49 am IST

Bill Cosby
 Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby, in his newly-released deposition, said that he had “a romantic interest” on his alleged sexual assault victim. According to the deposition, the 78-year-old actor got inclined towards Andrea Constand in November 2002 and wanted to act as a “mentor” for her, reports the Mirror.

According to the comedian, a mutual friend introduced them at Temple University’s Liacouris Centre in Philadelphia, but he kept his romantic interest quiet because neither of them knew each other. Constand has accused Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 2004. However, he denied the allegations, saying sexual contact between them was consensual. Cosby made the deposition in 2005 and 2006 for a lawsuit filed by Andrea, which was settled in 2006. On May 25, Cosby attended a preliminary hearing where a judge deemed there was sufficient evidence for him to stand trial over the allegations. Following the hearing, Cos-by’s lawyer Brian McMonagle said, “Through the complainant’s own written statements, admitted in court, the fact of multiple consensual sexual interactions was established.”

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