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The women appeared at a news conference with celebrity
attorney Gloria Allred, who is representing many of the more
than 40 women who have said Cosby drugged and assaulted them.
Charlotte Fox said Cosby, 78, sexually assaulted her at the
Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles in the 1970s, when she was a
23-year-old aspiring actress.
"When I heard the other women, I said: 'Oh my God, that is what
happened to me.' I could not believe it," Fox said.
The second woman, who was only identified by her first name
Elizabeth, said she was a 20-year-old flight attendant when
Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in his hotel room in
1976.
The two women shared their stories alongside Sarita Butterfield,
who had previously accused Cosby of groping her at his family
home.
Representatives for Cosby, whose career and image have been
damaged by the numerous allegations, said they had no comment on
the new allegations.
Cosby has never been criminally charged and most of the
allegations cannot be prosecuted because of the statute of
limitations. His lawyers have denied wrongdoing on his part.
In a separate case, Allred said she hoped to get answers from
the former star of the 1980s comedy series "The Cosby Show" in a
deposition set for Oct. 9.
Cosby has been ordered to appear for the deposition in a lawsuit
brought by another of Allred's clients, Judy Huth, who said
Cosby sexually abused her at the Playboy Mansion in 1974. She
was 15 at the time and is seeking damages.
The deposition will be the first time Cosby testifies under oath
in response to a complaint of sexual misconduct since a
deposition he gave in a separate case settled out of court nine
years ago.
"After his long period of public silence, we would hope that he
would welcome this opportunity to testify fully and completely
and give his side of the story," Allred said on Thursday.
She said she had no reason to believe Cosby would not appear for
the deposition and that she planned to ask any questions
relevant to the discovery of evidence in Huth's lawsuit.
(Reporting by Katie Reilly; Editing by Jill Serjeant and Peter
Cooney)
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