Cosby Found Liable for 1972 Assault, Jury Awards $19M

0:00A civil jury in California has found 88-year-old Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting Donna Motsinger back in 1972. After a nearly two-week trial in Santa Monica, they awarded her $19,250,000 for past and future damages like. Mental suffering and emotional distress. The jurors took just over a day to decide, focusing on Motsinger's claims from when she was in her 30s and working as a server near San. Francisco Cosby invited her to a comedy show, gave her wine and pills, and she later woke up disoriented with most of her clothes off. Cosby's legal team called the verdict, disappointing, and plans to appeal. This comes years after Pennsylvania's top court freed him from prison in 2021, overturning a criminal conviction tied to similar, accusations from another woman. Witnesses at the trial included Andrea Constant, whose case led to Cosby's earlier conviction. It also echoes a 2022 civil ruling where another jury awarded $500,000 to a woman over

1:03an alleged assault at the Playboy Mansion. The trial now moves to a punitive damages phase later this week, which could add even more to the payout as these longstanding allegations continue to play out in court. From your city, powered by AI, this is Sydney News Today.