Although there have been some allegations against him over the past seven months, comedian Bill Cosby might never stand trial because none of the alleged sexual assaults that he is accused of took place within the limits of the law for said crimes.
The recent alleged sexual assaults where Cosby have been named was in 2008 when a women named Chloe Goins accused him of drugging and licking her toes during a party at the Playboy Mansion. Authorities were still unable to bring charges against Cosby because the statute of limitations for sex crimes outside of rape is six years
Now, Bill Cosby's luck may have run out after one of the 31 women who have accused him of sexual assault has stated that she believes Cosby admitted to assaulting several women during a 2005 civil trial. Tamara Green claimed Cosby drugged and groped her back in the '70s. The statute of limitations has long since run, but Green charged Cosby last December for defamation after he repeatedly said she was a liar and the alleged rape never happened.
According TMZ, Tamara Green, who is pursuing her case at the U.S. District Court in Springfield, Massachusetts, has requested access to Bill Cosby's confidential testimony in the 2005 suit filed against him by Andrea Constand, a former employee at the actor's alma mater, Temple University.
Constand claimed that Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in 2004. During the trial, she included testimony from 13 so-called Jane Does who also claimed to have endured similar experiences with Cosby. Andrea Constand later settled out of court.
Tamara Green is now convinced Cosby may have admitted in his deposition from the 2005 trial that he has behaved improperly towards one of these women. Cosby's 2005 disposition could prove useful for her own legal action and she wants to have the private documents made public, reported TMZ.com.
The online news reported that Cosby's lawyers have denied all allegations of sexual misconduct. The former "The Cosby Show" star is fighting accusations of sexual abuse and inappropriate behaviour from over 20 women, while three of his reported victims recently filed suit, claiming the funnyman and his legal team defamed them by calling them liars when they originally went public with their allegations in the 1970s.
If Tamara Green is successful, Bill Cosby's admission of guilt will likely lead to more civil cases against him, and could spur action that would result in a criminal trial.
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