Do you think they can freely say "thanks but no thanks"? He was the CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch. Modeling is a competitive profession; they went through castings hoping to get a job that could transform their career.
Predators like Cosby and him know how to lure people and strike when they least expect it.
I'm not surprised about some of the reactions on here. Just like in the thread about the Playboy mansion many will unfortunately say "they had it coming", "they deserved to be raped after posing naked", etc.
Let's hope no one says models are stupid but I think it's coming.