Cosby To Accuser: I Want My Money Back

Bill Cosby wants his money back from the woman who has accused him of sexual assault.

It’s the money which he paid Andrea Constand out of court, allegedly to make up for any damages which the relationship between them caused, according to court documents.

Cosby’s lawyers contend that the money given to Constand in 2006 comprised a “deal” which prevented Constand from speaking about their relationship with authorities, according to Philly.com. Both Constand and her mother, Gianna, signed a non-disclosure agreement, Cosby’s lawyers allege.

The information came to light after Dolores Troiani and Bebe Kivitz, the attorneys, filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit in federal court, Yahoo News reports.

Constand, a former Temple University employee and former friend of Cosby’s, was allegedly sexually assaulted by the 78-year-old comedian in 2005. She is the first of Cosby’s many accusers to bring him to trial.

Nothing about the deal was included in the criminal complaint that detailed the exchanges between Cosby and Constand in 2005 after the victim told her mother about what happened to her.

The complaint does detail, however, how Cosby repeatedly offered to fly Constand and her mother to Miami, Florida, and pay for their stay, so that they could “have a conversation” about what happened.

Cosby attempted to have charges against him dismissed during a preliminary hearing in Montgomery County court, alleging that a deal he made with former District Attorney Bruce Castor proved that he could never be prosecuted.

A judge disagreed, and said that the case against Cosby would proceed to trial.

Cosby has filed an appeal to that decision, but District Attorney Kevin Steele does not believe the appeal has merit.

“We will file a response, but in our review of the law, we find that they do not have a right to direct appeal at this stage,” Steele said in a statement released by the DA’s office. “We continue to oppose any further delay in the case.”