The legacy of a survivor

Patte O’Connor says she is finally free.

Thirty-five years after Bill Cosby charmed and lured a 24-year-old Ms. O’Connor to a hotel room where he apparently drugged and assaulted her, she says she finally is coming to terms with what happened to her.

Ms. O’Connor of Sylvania Township was assigned to host Cosby for the day in 1984 when he played a gig at Clemson University, where she worked. CLICK FOR MORE