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Joan Tarshis

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Joan Tarshis is an American former actress, music industry publicist and journalist born in 1950. She alleges she was raped in 1969 by Bill Cosby.

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17 Nov, 2014

Alleges rape by Cosby

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Cosby is accused of rape in an essay written by Joan Tarshis. In the essay, published in Hollywood Elsewhere, Tarshis alleges that Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1969.

I had heard and/or strongly suspected I was not the only white girl he had drugged and raped but I never had any proof. No one began talking until 2004. And though I knew I should say something, I still felt ashamed. Ashamed that I didn’t earlier. In any event now, as more and more of his rape victims have come forward, all telling similar stories, the time is right to join them.