Prosecutors Seek To Use Decades Of Bill Cosby's Lewd Comments Against Him

History, and the public record, are not on Bill Cosby's side.

Now that the debate over the location of the trial is over, prosecutors and the defense in the Cosby trial are moving on to a new subject: the admissibility of former comedian's statements, including things he said during a civil deposition and publicly over the years.

Cosby, 79, faces charges of felony indecent assault against a former acquaintance, Andrea Constand, a Temple University employee.

During a 1991 interview with Larry King, for example, Cosby makes extensive reference to something called "Spanish Fly," essentially a date rape drug.

"Spanish Fly was the thing that all boys, from age 11 on up to death...we will still be searching for Spanish Fly. And what was the old story? You took a little a drop, on the head of a pin, and you put it in the drink, and the girl would drink it, and...hello, America."

In the same self-incriminating vein are passages from his 1991 book "Childhood," which were quoted by Philly.com: "They're (women) never in the mood for us ... they need chemicals."

In a motion filed by the defense on Tuesday, Cosby's lawyers argued that all other evidence against Cosby, including evidence from previous civil dispositions in which he spoke of giving women Quaaludes, should be discounted. Only the testimony of Constand and one other accuser, identified as Accuser Number 6, should be allowed, the defense argues, as was ordered by the court during a Feb. 24 ruling.

"Such evidence is more unfairly prejudicial than probative," the defense wrote.

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District Attorney Kevin Steele filed a motion on Thursday to allow the evidence, arguing that it reflected Cosby's character and a "cloak" which he was hiding behind.

Cosby has been accused of similar behaviors by 60 women, but this is the first case to be brought this far along in the legal process.

Cosby's next court date, which will decide some of these issues, is set for April 3 at 9:30 a.m. at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown.

His criminal trial is slated to begin June 5.

Image courtesy Montgomery County District Attorney's Office