Attorneys for Bill Cosby accusers say clients are 'gratified' by his admission

Lawyers representing some of the women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual misconduct are speaking out, following Monday's release of a deposition in which the comedian admits that he acquired quaaludes and intended to give them to women he wanted to have sex with.

The previously sealed testimony was from a 2005 deposition, and was part of a lawsuit filed by a former Temple University employee against Cosby. More than two dozen women have accused him of sexual misconduct, including several who say he drugged and raped them. Attorney Gloria Allred said she would like to use the testimony in other cases against Cosby. "This confirms the allegations of numerous victims who have alleged that he had used drugs to sexually assault them," she told The Associated Press. She added, "The admission is one that Mr. Cosby has attempted to hide from the public for many years and we are very gratified that it is now being made public."

Model Janice Dickinson said that Cosby raped her in 1982, and filed a defamation suit in May after his lawyers denied the accusation. In a statement, her attorney, Lisa Bloom, said "now we know why" Cosby did not show up at a deposition for her lawsuit. "How dare he publicly vilify Ms. Dickinson and accuse her of lying when she tells a very similar story," she said. "It is time for Mr. Cosby to stop hiding behind his attorneys and publicists and to publicly apologize to Ms. Dickinson and the 46 other women who have publicly accused him of sexual assault." Cosby has never been criminally charged.

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