others in addition, they all had a sense that most of the statutes of limitations have long expired. and they had the sense that the civil actions would move forward and that perhaps people would win civil settlements against bill cosby, or he would settle out of court. perhaps people would get some money and that would feel like some sort of justice to them. and i m generalizing, but most of the women that we spoke with were not confident there would ever be criminal charges against him. i think that was a bit surprising. but we got word this fall that pennsylvania, montgomery county, was starting to look into this again. so over the past few weeks, there s been some whispering that maybe something is coming. i want to bring in patricia stoier now. she was a jane doe in the pennsylvania case. she alleged that she was drugged and raped by bill cosby. patricia, first of all, thanks so much for joining me. kate s going to stick around
how you feel today as you look forward. he s due in court in january. legal experts have said to us that people like you might be called to testify. they might actually ask other women who make accusations to be a part of this case. would you be willing? i was willing in 2005 to testify on behalf of andrea, if it was helpful to her case. i remain willing to do that, but it isn t up to me. it s up to the prosecutor and to the judge involved in the case. we should note here, as we have been throughout the afternoon, that bill cosby has been charged in this case specifically. he has not been charged with any other crimes, and he s repeatedly denied criminal wrongdoing. patricia, we ve heard from a number of folks this afternoon who have said they would like to hear from bill cosby. they would like to hear some sort of explanation. are you one of those people? do you want to hear from bill cosby? do you want him to testify?
here as well. first of all, just your general reaction to what we saw play out over the past few hours. well, as kate said, it s been a highly emotional day for me and i m sure for all the other women involved. i didn t get to see some of the televised footage of mr. cosby being brought to court or fingerprinted, but i heard about it from some of the other women. well, you can see it right now, patricia, if you look at the left side of the monitor there, i m sure you can see this video coming in. that s bill cosby walking in to the courthouse. patricia, you and i, we should be clear, we spent time together back in august when i spoke with other accusers as well. that s right. and you joined us as part of that group, that small group of 13 women who, to remind people, ten years ago, agreed to support andrea constand, the woman at the center of the case that has now brought these criminal charges. i guess i wonder your feelings
career. soon after that, he invited me to his home in massachusetts, where he drugged me in a drink that he gave me. the next thing i remember, he was waking me up and telling me that i needed to leave and i did not know what had happened and i was sicker than i d ever been in my life. and he told me that it was my responsibility, that i had thrown up and passed out. and i believed him. because he was famous and trustworthy. and i was humiliated and embarrassed and thought i d never hear from him again. a year and a half later, he also drugged me and he raped me. when did you come to realize that you were part of a pattern, an alleged pattern of behavior? i did not know that i was part of a pattern of behavior until andrea constand came forward in 2005 and attempted to have him charged. i thought i was alone. patricia, i m really curious
today about your role here, patricia, because you were one of those who wanted to stand up for her back then. you didn t get a chance because it was settled out of court civilly and now it s gone forward. that s correct. i think, as i said, all of the women have very strong eemotion today, because we feel joy and relief and a sense of validation. i think that s particularly true of those of us who came forward at jane does in 2005 to stand with andrea and her claims. patricia, for our viewers and listeners who may not be completely familiar with your story, with as much i don t want you to certainly go into stuff that you don t want to go into here on live television, but what happened back then many years ago? what did bill cosby do? i was introduced to him. he found out that i was a singer. he offered to mentor me in my