young teen or a young adult that i wouldn t consider acceptable behavior for someone of my age. and i d like to think that the american people who are watching would feel the same way, but where quaaludes are concerned, that s not even a substance that was available on market 40 years later. so the fact that he willingly was deposed and gave that information has nothing to do with what even this complainant said herself. it s not just his testimony. it s hers. and her testimony was not that she was slipped a drug. her testimony was not that she was forced to take anything. her testimony was not that her testimony was that she thought it was herbal. i want you to listen to something that bill cosby said on cnn in 1991. there s a thing about spanish fly. you know anything about spanish fly? when we were kids there you go. there you go. that s all. i just wanted a recognition. yeah. spanish fly. spanish fly was the thing that all boys from age 11 on up to
not long after the alleged incident occurred with mr. cosby. and, you know, she gave them a report of what happened. and the d.a. at the time, bruce castor, declined to prosecute based on as far as he was concerned insufficient evidence. there is a high burden of proof required to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt with some sometimes with a celebrity, d.a.s want even more than that. which we have seen which we have seen so far to date. gloria, we have to go, but i have to ask you this. i was reading the philadelphia inquirer. on their front page, it alluded to quaaludes, been th benadryl pharmaceutical pieces mentioned in the deposition, mentioned so far in the affidavit. you re the d.a. how do you use this information? how important is it? well, if i m the district attorney, i would very much like to get into evidence the testimony under oath from andrea
vindicates cosby s accusers? it s in the 2005 case filedly andrea constand from temple university s athletic program. sealed court documents released after the report contain a startling admission. in a deposition cosby says in the 1970s he had prescriptions for quaalude. constand s lawyer asks when you got the quaaludes was it in your mind you were going to use these quaaludes for young women you wanted to have sex with? cosby responds, yes. question, did you ever give any of those young women the quaaludes without their knowledge. cosby s lawyer tells his client do not answer it. accusers who have stood their ground are voicing their relief and a sense of vindication. i was absolutely elated. i couldn t stop just screaming,
admitted under oath using quaaludes with the intent to have sex with some women. he did not say that when he was asked, did the women agree or was that without their knowledge, without their consent? his attorney objected to the question. he did not answer that question, nonetheless, some of that now has been in the public domain and i think rightfully so. do you think it should have been sealed? is it un i m sorry to interrupt. is it unusual to unseal a document if there was a settlement, is it unusual for a judge to unseal a document that has been sealed? well, you know, this judge decided that it was appropriate for this to be made public. there was an issue of whether the sealing or protective order had expired anyway. in any event he did that. as to the deposition we took of mr. cosby in october there is a
this morning for the first time since those charges were filed, we heard from cosby s attorney. that s an admission that he makes about offering quaaludes to two specific individuals in the 1970s. ten years go qucue lewds weren g made. i m sure this hungry da trying to make a campaign process can t make sure cue lewquaaludes that, 40 years ago. gentlemen, we heard a specific part of the case. the suggestion that bill cosby drugged andrea constant. he spoke about quaaludes in a deposition before. bill cosby says it was benadryl he gave this woman. we showed video of all the women