Former Temple University sports director Andrea Constand filed a motion to have the confidentially agreement in her 2006 settlement with Bill Cosby lifted so she can clear her name…
The Wrap reports,
Andrea Constand filed a new motion in her civil lawsuit against Bill Cosby on Wednesday, claiming that the embattled entertainer and his legal team have repeatedly violated the confidentiality agreement between the two sides stemming from the 2006 settlement of Constand’s sexual assault claims.
“Cosby’s behaviors have caused plaintiff unwanted and overwhelming media attention, which has detrimentally affected her,” states the new action, filed in U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania. It goes on to argue that Cosby and his representatives have publicly discredited other women who claimed sexual misconduct by the entertainer.
The confidentiality agreement “includes not only Ms. Constand’s allegations but also the allegations made by the so called Jane Doe witnesses,” the new filing says. It also notes that 13 women came forward at the time and “claimed to have been assaulted in a manner similar to the assault perpetrated upon the plaintiff, that is, each claimed that Cosby gave them a drug and then had sexual contact with them while they were unable to respond.”
Wednesday’s motion goes on to state, “Although the women were known as the Jane Does,’ Cosby successfully petitioned the Court to permit their names to be made public.”
Constand, a former Temple University employee, is seeking to void the confidentiality agreement because she has “come to the realization that she once again must defend herself in the forum chosen by the defendant.”
