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Cosby will soon be embarking on a tour of "town halls" to educate young men about how to avoid and handle sexual assault allegations, his representatives, Andrew Wyatt and Ebonee Benson, said Wednesday on Good Day Alabama, a morning news show on Birmingham, Alabama FOX affiliate WBRC.

The announcement comes at 4:50 in the below clip.

Wyatt said, with a chuckle, “This issue can affect any young person, especially young athletes of today. And they need to know what they’re facing when they’re hanging out and partying. When they’re doing certain things that they shouldn’t be doing. And it also affects married men."

Janice Rogers, the show's host, asked Wyatt, “Is it kind of a ‘do as I say, not as I do’ situation?”

Wyatt replied, "Right, right."

If that weren't disturbing enough, Benson added, "A brush against the shoulder, anything at this point could be considered sexual assault and it's a good thing to be educated about the laws."

Which, what the hell? Cosby and his team are treating sexual assault like a "gotcha tactic" rather than a grave issue facing women (that line of argument has also been Cosby's line of defense).

Mashablehas reached out to Cosby's attorney for comment; a message sent to his publicist bounced back.

The announcement comes on the heels of the mistrial that was declared just days ago in the sexual assault case brought against Cosby by Andrea Constand, one of dozens of women who have accused Cosby of rape or sexual assault.

A new trial date in that case is expected shortly. And Wyatt said the first town hall could come as early as July in Birmingham.

Meanwhile, a juror from the trial told media this week that the jury voted 10-2 to convict Cosby, with two jurors being holdouts.

Not that any of this matters to Cosby's team, who'd rather spend time villainizing women as money-hungry lawsuit hunters rather than do the rightthing, which is to teach these young men about consent, respecting women and, you know, not assaulting women, not how to tip-toe the legal line.