Bill Cosby's 2005 sexual battery lawsuit 'Jane Does' demand full files release

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Beth Ferrier and Rebecca Neal were witnesses in a case a decade ago
They want the entire testimony published to paint full picture
Newly released excerpts show Cosby acknowledging he purchased a sedative Quaalude in the 1970s and gave it to women before they had sex
Ferrier believes Cosby slipped a drug into her coffee in the mid-1980s
Neal says she was accosted in 1986 when she gave star a back massage

Published: 17:08 EST, 13 July 2015 | Updated: 10:56 EST, 14 July 2015

Two of Bill Cosby's accusers have joined a court bid to have his full testimony from a 2005 sexual-battery lawsuit unsealed.

Beth Ferrier and Rebecca Neal say the deposition excerpts released last week don't give the full picture.

Their lawyer Gloria Allred - speaking on the women's behalf at a news conference in Los Angeles - said they want to challenge defense comments that Cosby's accusers have been 'discredited'.

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Rebecca Neal, left, and Beth Ferrier, at the news conference in the office of their attorney on Monday

The women were two unidentified witnesses, known as 'Jane Does', in a case a decade ago, in which Cosby was sued by Andrea Constand.

Ferrier and Neal have waived their right to anonymity and authorized the use of their names.

The newly released excerpts show Cosby acknowledging that he purchased the sedative Quaalude in the 1970s and gave it to women before they had sex.

More than two dozen women have accused Cosby of sexual misconduct in the past four decades - with many alleging that he drugged and raped them.

The 77-year-old comedian and TV star, who has never been charged with a crime, has denied some accusations while declining to comment or respond to others.

A phone message left by Daily Mail Online for Cosby's attorneys in Philadelphia was not immediately returned.

Ferrier noted that excerpts released by a judge in Pennsylvania last week referenced her case but included Cosby's denials of her claims. She said it was important that his entire testimony be made public to challenge comments that his accusers have been discredited.

Two Cosby accusers call for entire deposition to be released

Attorney Gloria Allred (centre) holds up a copy of excerpts released from Bill Cosby's deposition

Allred, pictured center with Neal, left and Ferrier, said they want to challenge defense comments that Cosby's accusers have been 'discredited'.

Ferrier said she believes Cosby slipped a drug into her coffee when she went to visit him in his dressing room in Denver in the mid-1980s.

'In the recently released excerpts of his deposition, Bill Cosby admits that he was with me in Denver and that he, quote, "probably had sex with me",' Ferrier said at the news conference Monday.

'It is important for the world to know the truth about how Bill Cosby hunted me like a predator. My refusal of his constant advances fueled his desire and eventual drugging-rape ritual.'

One of her lawyers, Joyce L. Collier, said in the motion that 'Cosby has made multiple public statements claiming that women who have accused him of sexual assault have been "discredited" and that the allegations are merely "innuendo".

Cosby, pictured last year, has admitted he bought a sedative and gave it to women before having sex

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'...Unsealing the complete deposition transcripts of defendant's deposition will allow plaintiff and other Jane Doe witnesses to defend themselves from defendant's despicable attempts to discredit them.'

Neal, another Jane Doe who came forward to support former Temple University employee Constand in the 2005 lawsuit, filed a separate petition.

She said she was accosted by Cosby in 1986 after she met him while working as a masseuse at a Las Vegas health club - where she would frequently give him back rubs.

'The betrayal of trust from this famous celebrity was so traumatic,' she said. 'I thought, who would believe me that Bill Cosby was a serial rapist that used drugs to assault unsuspecting young women?'

Cosby, according to a 2005 motion filed by his lawyer, had testified that he did not remember meeting Neal or the incident she described to police. However, he said he knew 'of no reason why Ms. Neal would fabricate such a story', according to the defense motion.

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