Cosby’s behavior dating back to the mid 1960s seems to me as if it might have the hallmarks of enabled behavior. That is, the guy was not afraid of losing his job, his livelihood, his career, or his freedom, because he was somehow legally and financially protected by whoever signed off for his NBC checks (eg for I Spy).
If true, that makes the problem larger than Cosby himself. One would have to see where Cosby was in the NBC management food chain in the mid 1960s (starting in December of 1965, the date of the first alleged incident).
That should be a relatively small list.
It would be interesting to work outward from there, and see who else in NBC that guy had on his signoff list, and whether or not there is a history of sexual abuse complaints against them.
NB, rape is as much about power and anger as it is about sex, or so people say.
There must be some info out there on legal, PR, and physical cleanup crews who mop up situations after a big star goes on a rampage.
Back to timing, sometimes the behavior gets so bad (eg Phil Spector) that the result often seems nearly instantaneous. However, if the behavior hovers at borderline cover-uppable, then one might expect results to be delayed for years or decades, if ever.
Good point. There were enablers who share in the guilt of any wealthy or powerful predator. I count among these none other than the bizarrely-esteemed-even-among-conservatives Hugh Hefner. At least one of the alleged victims was an underaged girl who Cosby assaulted at the Playboy mansion. People there - and nothing goes on at the mansion that Hefner does not permit - knew what was going on.