Cosby drugged me: Heidi
Thomas only remembers ‘ snapshots’ of 4 days with Cosby
I had my clothes on. He did not. I remember I was lying down... and I remember thinking I felt sick
— Heidi Thomas,
Alleged victim of Cosby
Norristown: US prosecutors sought to portray Bill Cosby as a serial predator Tuesday, bringing a music teacher to testify how the disgraced star assaulted her while posing as a mentor at a private estate in Nevada 34 years ago.
The now frail and isolated 80- year- old could spend the rest of his life behind bars if convicted at his retrial for drugging and molesting Andrea Constand, 44, at his Philadelphia home in 2004. Since then, 60 women have accused the Emmy- winner of being a serial predator, alleging that he drugged and assaulted them over 40 years. On Tuesday, Heidi Thomas took the stand on the second day of the retrial, the first of five additional accusers who have been allowed to testify a second time around.
Ms Thomas’ testimony of being seemingly drugged — a sole sip of alcohol that left her fuzzy, “feeling so, so sick” and unable to respond — was striking for its similarities with Ms Constand’s allegations. At the time of her alleged assault in 1984, Ms Thomas said she was an aspiring actress whose agent flew her out to Reno on an all- expenses paid trip after Cosby offered to mentor her. But instead of a hotel, Ms Thomas said she was driven to a private ranch out of town.
Cosby, she said, was initially “very kind and very personable,” but seemed unimpressed with her acting, pressing her to sip a glass of wine and handing her a script about an intoxicated woman.
“I can tell you it was a sip,” Ms Thomas said. For the next four days, Thomas said she remembered only “little snapshots.” “I remember waking up on a bed,” she added. “I had my clothes on. He did not. I was lying down and he was forcing himself in my mouth and I remember thinking I felt sick.”