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July 16, 2015

Obama on Cosby: Drugging People to Have Sex is Rape 
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And President Obama addressed the growing controversy over comedian Bill
Cosby. More than 40 women alleged in the last nine months that Cosby
sexually assaulted them in incidents dating back decades. He was asked
about Cosby at Wednesday's press conference.

Reporter: "Would you revoke the Medal of Freedom from Bill Cosby?"

President Obama: "There's no precedent for revoking a medal. We don't
have that mechanism. And as you know, I tend to make it a policy not to
comment on the specifics of cases where there might still be, if not
criminal, then civil issues involved. I'll say this: If you give a
woman, or a man, for that matter, without his or her knowledge, a drug
and then have sex with that person without consent, that's rape. And I
think this country — any civilized country — should have no
tolerance for rape."

 

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