Cosby lawyer: Unsealing court docs would be ‘terribly embarrassing’

A lawyer for Bill Cosby argued that unsealing court documents from a 2005 Pennsylvania sexual assault case filed against the comedian would cause severe “embarrassment,” court records show. Attorney George Gowen asked in a motion filed in federal court on Wednesday to keep under seal records from the case brought by Andrea Constand, who alleged Cosby tricked her into consuming drugs before he sexually assaulted her.

His embarrassment at the release of the discovery motions — deposition excerpts about sex, money, health, and marriage — would be severe.

George M. Gowen III

While Constand’s case was settled for an undisclosed sum years ago, the Associated Press has asked the court to release the documents. Gowen argued in his brief that Cosby agreed to the settlement under terms that all discovery materials related to the case would remain confidential. He also contended that since Cosby is not a public official, and the information would not benefit public health or safety there was “no public interest” in releasing the documents.

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