In a 2005 deposition Bill Cosby admitted that he obtained Quaaludes – with the intent of giving them to young women he wanted to have sex with.

He admitted giving the sedative to at least one woman.

The Associated Press went to court to compel the release of the documents, and they were made public today – overriding the protests of Cosby’s lawyers – who had objected on the grounds that it would embarrass their client.

The 77-year-old comedian was testifying under oath – in a lawsuit filed by a former Temple University employee. He testified he gave her three half-pills of Benadryl.

Cosby settled that sexual-abuse lawsuit for undisclosed terms in 2006.

More than a dozen women have since accused him of sexually assaulting them. Some believe they were also drugged.

Cosby has never been criminally charged, and most of the accusations are barred by statutes of limitations.