Philadelphia- Lawyers for Bill Cosby denied allegations that he drugged and sexually molested a woman at his home but acknowledged that he gave her over-the-counter medication after she complained she was having trouble sleeping.
The entertainer offered the woman 1-1/2 tablets of the allergy medication Benadryl during a visit to his suburban Philadelphia home in January 2004, his attorneys said in court filings this week.
The woman sued Cosby in March, and lawyers appeared before a federal judge Wednesday to discuss whether a gag order should be imposed. Prosecutors examined the allegations against Cosby earlier this year, but declined to file charges, citing insufficient evidence.
The woman was an employee at Cosby’s alma mater, Temple University, and now lives in Canada.