Bill Cosby Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting A Minor, Ordered To Pay USD 500,000 In Damages
American comedian and actor Bill Cosby has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman, Judy Huth, when she was a teenager in 1975. The verdict was announced by a Los Angeles jury comprising of eight women and four
American
comedian
and
actor
Bill
Cosby
has
been
found
guilty
of
sexually
assaulting
a
woman,
Judy
Huth,
when
she
was
a
teenager
in
1975.
The
verdict
was
announced
by
a
Los
Angeles
jury
comprising
of
eight
women
and
four
men
on
June
21,
2022.
The
verdict
in
favour
of
Huth,
found
Cosby
liable
for
damages
worth
USD
500,000,
which
the
comedian
has
been
ordered
to
pay.
The
CNN
report
revealed
that
the
jury
did
not
find
Cosby
liable
for
any
punitive
damages.
The
complaint
filed
in
2014
by
Huth
claimed
that
the
comedian
sexually
harassed
her
at
the
Playboy
Mansion
when
she
was
a
16-year-old.
The
documents
revealed
that
Huth
alleged
that
she
and
her
friend
met
Cosby
when
he
was
filming
a
movie
at
a
park,
post
which
he
befriended
the
two
teenagers.
CNN
report
added
that
Cosby
served
the
underage
girls
alcoholic
drinks
at
a
house
and
took
them
to
the
Playboy
Mansion.
Huth
alleged
that
despite
knowing
the
age
of
the
two
young
women,
Cosby
had
instructed
them,
"that
if
any
of
the
Playboy
bunnies
asked
their
age,
they
should
say
they
were
19." She
alleged
that
Cosby
directed
her
to
a
bedroom,
where
he
sexually
harassed
her.
Meanwhile,
Cosby's
attorneys
have
even
attempted
to
dismiss
the
case
and
denied
all
the
allegations
of
sexual
misconduct.
This
is
not
the
first
time
he
has
been
accused
of
sexual
misconduct.
Earlier,
50
women
came
forward
with
similar
allegations
against
the
comedian.
Cosby
was
also
sentenced
to
three
years
in
a
state
prison
in
Pennsylvania
on
the
account
of
sexually
harassing
Andrea
Constand.
However,
on
an
appeal,
his
conviction
was
overturned
and
he
was
released
from
prison
in
September
2021.
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