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A U.S. jury has awarded $19.3 million in damages against popular Hollywood actor and comedian Bill Cosby after finding him liable for sexually assaulting a woman in 1972.
The plaintiff, Donna Motsinger, alleged in her lawsuit that Cosby drugged and assaulted her after inviting her to one of his comedy shows in San Carlos, California. At the time, she was working as a waitress at the Trident restaurant in nearby Sausalito, where Cosby was a regular.
According to court filings, Cosby offered her a drink during a limousine ride to the show, after which she began to feel unwell. She said she later lost consciousness intermittently and eventually woke up at home with little memory of what had occurred.
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The trial began earlier this month, with the jury awarding $19.25 million in compensatory damages and determining that punitive damages should also be imposed. A separate hearing will decide the final punitive amount.
Cosby, 88, denied the allegations, while his legal team described the claims as speculative and said they would appeal the verdict. The case was filed in 2023 under a California law that temporarily lifted the statute of limitations for certain sexual assault claims, allowing older cases to proceed.
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