Bill Cosby found guilty of 1972 sexual assault, victim awarded nearly $60m

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Bill Cosby was found liable by a California jury for drugging and sexually assaulting Donna Motsinger in 1972, awarding her $59.25 million. Motsinger, a server at the time, alleged that Cosby invited her to his show, gave her wine and pills, and she later awoke at home with no clothes on, believing she had been drugged and raped. Cosby's lawyers argued the allegations were based on speculation, and Cosby did not testify. Andrea Constand, whose prior sexual assault conviction against Cosby was overturned, testified in the trial. Cosby, who faces allegations of sexual misconduct from at least 60 women, was previously convicted of sexual assault in 2018, but the verdict was later overturned.

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Cosby was convicted in a Pennsylvania criminal court in 2018 and served nearly three years before being released on appeal.

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Bill Cosby found liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972, awarding her $59.25m.

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The allegations against Cosby have been made by at least 60 women, all of which he denies.

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The actor faces allegations of sexual misconduct by at least 60 women, all of which he denies.A United States jury has found stand-up comedy and television superstar Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972, awarding her $59.25m.After a nearly two-week trial in Santa Monica, California, jurors on Monday found the 88-year-old guilty of the sexual battery and assault of Donna Motsinger, who was a server at a restaurant in Sausalito near San Francisco at the time of the aggression.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Blood tech: The UK ambassador, the sex offender, Palantir, and Gazalist 2 of 3Photos show ‘grave-like plots’ at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, tipster claimslist 3 of 3Democrats walk out of heated Epstein files briefingend of listIn her lawsuit, filed in 2023, Motsinger said Cosby had invited her to his stand-up comedy show at a theatre in nearby San Carlos. Both were in their 30s at the time.She said Cosby gave her wine and two pills that she believed were aspirin, and that she was going in and out of consciousness as two men put her in a limousine.“She woke up in her house with all her clothes off,” the lawsuit said. “She knew she had been drugged and raped by Bill Cosby.”In court filings, Cosby’s lawyers argued that the allegations rested almost entirely on speculation and assumption, saying Motsinger “freely admits that she has no idea what happened”.Cosby did not testify at the trial, whose witnesses included Andrea Constand, the Temple University sports administrator he was convicted of sexually assaulting in a Pennsylvania criminal court in 2018. The state’s Supreme Court threw out the verdict, and Cosby was freed from prison after serving nearly three years of a three- to 10-year sentence.The once beloved actor, known as “America’s Dad” for his role on the Cosby Show, was the first celebrity to be convicted after the #MeToo movement was popularised following a number of allegations against well-known individuals in October 2017.

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