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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 310-1 Filed 07/02/21 Page 7 of 80 questions, Constand got up and left. She did not report to the authorities what Cosby had done to her. A few months later, Constand moved back to her native Canada. She spoke with Cosby over the telephone, mostly about an upcoming Toronto performance that he had scheduled. Cosby invited Constand and her family to the show, which especially excited Constand’s mother, who had attended two of Cosby’s other performances and who brought a gift for Cosby to the show. Constand kept the January 2004 incident to herself for nearly a year, until one night in January 2005, when she bolted awake crying and decided to call her mother for advice. Initially, Constand’s mother could not talk because she was en route to work, but she returned Constand’s call immediately upon arrival. During the call, Constand told her mother that Cosby had sexually assaulted her approximately one year earlier. Together, the two decided that the best course of action was to contact the Durham Regional Police Department in Ontario, Canada, and to attempt to retain legal counsel in the United States. That night, Constand filed a police report with the Durham Regional Police Department. Shortly thereafter, Constand called Cosby, but he did not answer his phone. When Cosby returned the call the next day, both Constand and her mother were on the line. Constand brought up the January 2004 incident and asked Cosby to identify the three blue pills that he had given to her that night. Cosby apologized vaguely. As to the pills, Cosby feigned ignorance, promising Constand that he would check the label on the prescription bottle from which they came and relay that information to her. Frustrated, Constand left the call, but her mother remained on the line and continued to speak with Cosby. Cosby assured Constand’s mother that he did not have sexual intercourse with Constand while she was incapacitated. Neither Constand nor her [J-100-2020] - 6 DOJ-OGR-00004819