Why did they wait?
Cosby was rich and powerful in the industry and they didn’t all wait.
An actress from his sitcom filed a police report in 2000, the police didn’t write in his name and never contacted him, another woman who was drugged and raped in 2004 went to the cops and while the DA says the evidence was too little to convict, he believes the woman, in her case as 13 or so more women came forward willing to testify to his rape methods, he settled out of court with her.
This is a pretty diverse group of women with claims going back to the 60s, for instance Lou Ferrigno didn’t learn about his wife’s long past run in with Cosby until about 5 years ago.
A number of these women are like that, some you would recognize.
Rape kits? DNA tests? Hospital reports? Where’s the evidence?
Right.
Thing is, like most skilled predators, he groomed them and in some ways yes, brainwashed them into cooperating numerous times. Predators isolate and alienate and that is how they control their victims. These women were part of an industry that objectifies them and already Cosby had them more than halfway there. Simply getting them into bed was the next step and drugs helped him, since drugs are distributed freely and openly in that industry.
Throw in the fact that at that point in time he was such an iconic figure with a ‘good boy’ public persona, it is certain that he was practically immune from criticism. I do believe that Cosby is not at all innocent and frankly, it’s like Tiger Woods all over again. A few women come out, but then it’s a deluge and a (deservedly) ruined reputation. I don’t think that Cosby is innocent and I don’t think he’s being targeted as part of some liberal conspiracy.