Bill Cosby rape allegations resurface: Woman speaks out

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The rape allegations against Bill Cosby just won't go away. Another woman is accusing the comedian of raping her 25 years ago.

The allegations resurfaced Monday, thanks to a Twitter campaign that immediately backfired. Followers were asked to "meme" photos of Cosby, but all the memes that flooded in were about rape.

Barbara Bowman says she reported her alleged rape at the time, but no one took her seriously.

In a CNN interview, Bowman claimed she was drugged then raped, though she said she never saw drugs. When she woke up, she was not wearing her clothes and knew she had been touched by Cosby.

"I didn't really talk about it much because nobody was believing it. And it was just, I was in a situation, I was in New York, my job was to work hard, go to classes, don't ask questions. Just be grateful for this amazing opportunity. Don't mess it up," she said.

Bowman says she was 17 and an aspiring actress when she met Cosby in 1985. She considered him to be her mentor. She said the sexual abuse began after she turned 18.

"When these things started happening, I wasn't silent. I told my agent what was going down," she said.

Bowman is one of 14 women who claim to have been sexually assaulted by the comedian.

Cosby's representative said they don't want to respond to old, resurfacing allegations. Over the years, Cosby has repeatedly denied sexually assaulting anyone and has never been charged with a crime.

"In 1989 though, I did go to a lawyer. A friend talked me into doing that, eventually. He laughed me right out of the office. It was terrible. It was humiliating. It was scary," Bowman said.

Cosby has a new series that's supposed to debut next year. It's unclear if these allegations that have resurfaced will affect the show.

The most detailed allegations against Cosby appeared in a lawsuit filed in 2005 by a Temple University employee who claimed she was drugged and assaulted. Police investigated but did not charge Cosby due to lack of evidence. The civil suit was settled confidentially.