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Jurors Find Bill Cosby Sexually Assaulted Waitress in 1972, Award Victim $59.25M
The jury awarded $59.25 million to Donna Motsinger, including $40 million in punitive damages, after finding Cosby liable for a 1972 sexual assault.
- On Monday, a Los Angeles jury found Bill Cosby liable for the 1972 sexual assault of Donna Motsinger, awarding her $59.25 million following a nearly two-week trial in Santa Monica.
- In a 2023 lawsuit, Motsinger alleged that Cosby drugged and raped her after inviting her to his 1972 stand-up comedy show in San Carlos, claiming she lost consciousness and awoke disoriented in her home.
- The jury awarded Motsinger $17.5 million in past damages and $1.75 million for future damages, covering "mental suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, inconvenience, grief." They later added $40 million in punitive damages.
- Cosby's attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, said she planned to appeal the verdict and the monetary award. While Cosby has settled several similar lawsuits, Monday's award is likely the most he has had to pay in a case.
- The decision arrives nearly five years after Cosby was freed from a Pennsylvania prison when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his 2018 criminal conviction. Motsinger's lawsuit echoed allegations made by at least 60 women against the former entertainer.
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Bill Cosby assault accuser awarded $59M by jury
What happenedA California jury Monday awarded Donna Motsinger $59.25 million in civil damages after finding comedian Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting her in 1972. Motsinger, a waitress at the time, accused Cosby of giving her pills that incapacitated her as he escorted her to his stand-up comedy show, then raping her while she was unconscious. The jury awarded her $17.5 million in past damages, $1.75 million for future dama…
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Already accused of sexual assault by dozens of women, the former American TV star was found guilty on Monday 23 March by a Californian civil court for drugging and raping a restaurant waitress in 1972.
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