I believe you overstepped the known facts with that statement.
Barbara Bowman found an attorney who didn't believe her, true.
However, I believe you'll find that six accusers were represented by attorney Joyce Dale. Cosby made recurring payments to some of those women.
You'll find that accuser Andrea Constad was represented in Constad v. Cosby, (E. Dist. Pa.) by Kivitz/Toiania, LLP. Bill Cosby settled that lawsuit.
I can do further research to see who represented the others, if you would like.
Not all of the claims against Cosby resulted in lawsuits - and some that didn't result in lawsuits resulted in Cosby making recurring payments to a claimant.
You missed the original context. The original question was why the alleged victims did not “IMMEDIATELY” file legal complaints at the time the alleged rapes and sexual assaults occurred? Bowman and others we’ve heard from described how it was not until long after they could get anyone to listen to them. Yes, many years after the alleged incidents of rape some of the women finally got an opportunity to bring their complaints into a court of law, but none of those even then were in a criminal court.
So, the many complaints by FR posters saying Bill Cosby is getting a raw deal because his reputation is being defamed by gold diggers prejudges the alleged victims as guilty scammers and prejudicially assumes the innocence of the alleged rapist, Bill Cosby. Yes, Bill Cosby has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a “court of law”, but the plaintiffs as the alleged victims of rape also have the same right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Given the manner in which the plaintiffs were denied their day in court for a number of years and/or decades, it appears self-evident they still possess the right of free speech and the right to defend their own reputations and rights just as Bill Cosby has his rights to his reputation and free speech. Since the statute of limitations on the alleged rapes have expired, the plaintiffs can no longer bring criminal complaints against Bill Cosby. They may, however, use their free speech to challenge the reputation of Bill Cosby in the court of public opinion.
If Bill Cosby feels he is innocent of the allegations of rape the more than one dozen women are complaining about, Bill Cosby has the right to become a plaintiff against these women in a court of law. So far, it appears Bill Cosby has one or more reasons for not doing so. Of course, one of the reasons Bill Cosby may not wish to become a plaintiff in a defamation lawsuit could very well be his personal knowledge of his guilt. Given this circumstance, both parties to the dispute may be exercising their legal rights. The women may be exercising their legal rights to warn the public about the dangers of one or more serial rapists, including Bill Cosby. Bill Cosby may be exercising his right to not become a plaintiff in a defamation lawsuit.