Heard part of an interview on NPR last night in which some actress went to have drinks with Cosby long before all of this became an issue and her PR guy told her that it was a well known fact that Crosby liked to put somethin in girls drinks for some fun later on. She met Crosby but took the advice and didn't drink anything. She left alone and nothing happened.
I think society turned a blind eye to this in the same way they turn a blind eye to Rock Stars and politicians and their affairs. The difference being RAPE is RAPE. He'll get to go experience some high dollar prison sex now, they might even use Vaseline.