I’m not really going to bother with much of an introduction to this story because by now you know the drill. It’s Bill Cosby, it’s more women, it’s more allegations.
This weekend saw two women come forward with their stories of sexual assault at the hands of Cosby, with one of the assaults allegedly taking place at the Playboy Mansion. You may recall Bill has already been accused of raping a then 15-year-old at the home of Hugh Hefner in 1974 (HERE). Here’s The Wrap with the latest:
One of the accusers, Margie Shapiro, alleged that Cosby sexually assaulted her when they went to visit Hugh Hefner’s mansion. Shapiro told reporters Friday that she met Cosby in 1975 while she was working at a donut shop in Santa Monica…
Cosby and Shapiro played pinball, the alleged victim said. Shapiro, who told reporters that she was not drinking alcohol at the time, said that Cosby told her that whoever lost at pinball had to take a pill. Shapiro lost and complied, taking the pill, she said…when she came to, both she and Cosby were naked, and Cosby was inside of her.
Shapiro claims to have “mercifully” passed out again, but every time she regained consciousness, Cosby was touching her sexually. The alleged victim said that Cosby acted as if nothing had happened, eventually telling her that they would not be seeing Hugh Hefner and that she wasn’t dressed nicely enough.
Seems to fit the pattern of previous attacks pretty closely. Second victim Sunni Welles has her own harrowing story to tell from when she was just 17:
Welles said that, at the jazz club [where she went to meet Cosby], she ordered a Coke, and that “things began to become blurry” after she took a sip of it. Welles, who said that she didn’t remember leaving the club or driving anywhere, added that she woke up naked in an apartment where Cosby couldn’t be found. Welles went home and showered, she told reporters, and felt like she had sex.
Probably best to lay low for a while Bill, I don’t think this one is going to blow over any time soon.
[source:thewrap]
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