When comedian Hannibal Buress delivered his recent
merciless tongue-lashing at Bill Cosby, calling him a serial 'rapist', there
was one woman who was paying particularly close attention.
When Barbara Bowman was a teenager she was
emotionally and sexually abused by the TV star and in an exclusive interview
with MailOnline she describes in chilling detail how Cosby manipulated her into
believing he was a father figure and took advantage of her youth, vulnerability
and yes, even ambition, to have his way with her over and over again.
'I was drugged and raped by that man,' she tells DailyMail 'He is a monster. He came at me like a monster. My hope is that
others who have experienced sexual abuse will not be intimidated into silence
by the famous, rich and powerful. If I can help one victim, then I've done my
job.'
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| Barbara Bowman |
Raised in Denver
from age nine by her mother, Barbara soon began studying acting and modeling.
By 13, she became a client of J.F. Images, Denver's top agency at the time.
What began as a dream in 1985 with a private
'audition' for Cosby ended two years later in screams for help while being
pinned down to the comic's hotel bed.
Barbara, now 47, says it's time to end her code of
silence a silence that at least 13 other victims have followed spanning three
decades.
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| Bill Cosby |
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