#BillCosby Loses #SexAssault Lawsuit & Faces a $19 Million Judgment

[nonilex@masto.ai]

#BillCosby Loses #SexAssault Lawsuit & Faces a $19 Million Judgment

A California jury found that #Cosby had abused Donna Motsinger in 1972 after inviting her to attend one of his comedy shows.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/arts/television/bill-cosby-verdict-lawsuit-donna-motsinger.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

[nonilex@masto.ai]

A civil jury in California on Monday found that #BillCosby had drugged & sexually assaulted Donna Motsinger, a former waitress at a Sausalito restaurant, after escorting her to one of his comedy shows in 1972.

The jury awarded Ms. Motsinger $19.25 million in damages, a judgment that comes as #Cosby, by his own account, has run into financial difficulties.

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[nonilex@masto.ai]

The decision, on the third day of deliberations, further tarnished the reputation of #BillCosby, 88, whose standing as one of America’s most beloved entertainers dissolved as dozens of #women came forward in recent years to accuse him of sexual misconduct.

Cosby’s only #criminal conviction for #SexualAssault was overturned for procedural reasons in 2021 after he had served 3 years of a 3 to 10 year sentence at a maximum-security prison outside Philadelphia.

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