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Cosby Admitted He Got Drugs To Give To Women For Sex According To 2005 Court Documents

PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) -- Bill Cosby testified in 2005 that he got Quaaludes with the intent of giving them to young women he wanted to have sex with, and he admitted giving the sedative to at least one woman and "other people," according to court documents.

The 77-year-old comedian was testifying under oath in a lawsuit filed by a former Temple University employee. He testified he gave her three half-pills of Benadryl.

Cosby settled that sexual-abuse lawsuit for undisclosed terms in 2006. His lawyers in the Philadelphia case did not immediately return phone calls Monday.

Cosby resigned in December from the board of trustees at Temple, where he was the popular face of the Philadelphia school in advertisements, fundraising campaigns and commencement speeches.

Cosby has been accused by more than two dozen women of sexual misconduct, including allegations by many that he drugged and raped them in incidents dating back more than four decades. Cosby, 77, has never been criminally charged, and most of the accusations are barred by statutes of limitations.

Cosby has cancelled or postponed more than a dozen shows on his comedy tour.

The comedian's Bay Area performance scheduled for June 5 at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa was postponed indefinitely, according to the venue.

Cosby has canceled or postponed more than a dozen shows on his comedy tour.

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