What if it turns out that the accuser is lying?
The accusers had no stronger evidence than rumors.
On a recent episode of his podcast, "Black on the Air," Larry Wilmore read out, "He said," then repeated "She said" sixty times, once for each Cosby accuser, more or less.
The commission, set up by President Olusegun Obasanjo and intended as a catharsis to the end of one of Africa's most brutal military dictatorships, has recently featured accuser and accused together in courtroom hearings that have been broadcast each evening on national television, sometimes stretching as late as 3 a.m.
Each of the accuser's story is specific, but taken together, they also show frightening similarities: the Quaaludes, the intimidation, the abuse of power.
Joseph Amendola, Sandusky's defense attorney, has likely poured through the discovery and done background research on each and every accuser and will decide whether to implement this risky strategy on a case-by-case basis.
In the meantime, two more accusers came forward.
Mr. Percival and his accuser knew each other, the sources said, but it was unclear yesterday what the extent of their relationship was.
Instead, one or more members of the committee works with the accuser and the accused to find a reasonable solution, perhaps an agreement to stay away from each other or to move out of a shared dormitory.
