SteveH, it’s not uncommon for court documents to be sealed.
These are serious charges, and at this point that is all they are.
I admit it doesn’t look good for Cosby. In fact, his attorney and yours would too, advise their clients not to talk publicly about these things.
So at this point, only one side has been told. We don’t know these people. We don’t know what their agenda is. Their agenda may be pure as the driven snow, but we don’t know that yet.
There’s no hurry to issue judgment on our part. We should allow the process to proceed and see what defense is presented in court.
If the guy did it, he deserves serious prison time. Until we know what exactly did take place, it’s pointless to pick at every little detail as if we fully knew everything yet.
So far the current wave is only civil.
The statutes of limitation for criminal prosecution in all the different jurisdictions cloud any criminal proceeding predictions from where I view it, and would probably rely heavily on civil court depositions.
So concern for jail time at this stage imho is a false dichotomy. first, let the civil chips fall where they may.
the article i referred to indicates that the extent to which court documents were sealed is unusual. not just depositions, but all depositional filings including requests and lists. i do acknowledge that sealing actual depositions can be routine in some cases.