You cannot turn on the television, radio, or even your computer without hearing that another woman has come forward to claim that she was assaulted by Bill Cosby. When I see the photographs of a seventy-seven year old Mr. Cosby, I almost feel sorry for him. Then, however, I listen to the story of the alleged victims and my sympathy for him dissipates and is replaced by sorrow for his alleged victims.

I do not know who is telling the truth here but, either way, this is a sad tale. Either one of our most loved actors, comedians, and philanthropists was also a predator or all of these women are lying.

What I do find appalling is that a certain Los Angeles based lawyer has used this unfortunate situation to bring attention to herself. On Friday, this attorney called on Mr. Cosby to waive the statute of limitations on these allegations-many of which go back thirty and forty years-and establish a one hundred million dollar fund for these alleged victims. To me this outlandish, and legally unsupportable request, is nothing more than grandstanding by the attorney and the media should not give her the publicity she is clearly seeking.

This is a miserable story. Given the allegations these women are making it is one that should play out in a way that benefits the alleged victims-once it is established that they are victims-not attorneys seeking to make a further name for themselves by benefitting from someone else’s pain.