Posted on 03/23/2026 11:30:37 PM PDT by Libloather
Bill Cosby has been ordered to pay his rape accuser Donna Motsinger more than $19 million in damages after a jury found he had drugged and sexually assaulted her more than 50 years ago.
A California jury announced the $19.25 million judgment on Monday during its third day of deliberations, per the New York Times.
Motsinger first filed her civil lawsuit against the “Cosby Show” alum in Los Angeles Superior Court in September 2023.
She alleged that Cosby, now 88, sexually assaulted her after giving her wine and a pill that left her unconscious following one of his comedy shows in 1972.
“She woke up in her house with all her clothes off, except her underwear on — no top, no bra, and no pants,” Motsinger’s lawyers alleged in court papers. “She knew she had been drugged and raped by Bill Cosby.”
Cosby didn’t testify during the nearly two-week trial, and his lawyer Jennifer Bonjean insisted that the embattled comedian would appeal the jury’s decision.
“I was obviously disappointed in the decision, but we believe we have a strong appeal and we’ll pursue that,” she said after the judgment was announced.
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So soon? It’s only been 54 years!
more white victims of blacks and diversity. But coz made us laugh, so it’s ok
Trump got the popular vote?!
Throws fist in the air... Hell Yeah!
This has become like the Reign of Terror. No real proof necessary just an accusation. Then women wonder why men of means no longer pursue them and definitely don’t want to be in a room alone with them.
Absolutely. He had been given a pass for his perversions until he started telling young black men to take responsibility for being baby daddies. Then he was the enemy and treated as such
Happy Birthday!!!
They went after Bill, as soon as he got off the Democrat plantation.
Not to absolve him, but as with Chavez, the question is “Why now?”
This 18 million dollar rape judgment is yet another example of our rotten, corrupt, 3rd world, liberal judiciary running amok.
I’m not a Cosby fan either.
Excessive damages.
Ping!
Yes, there should be a time-limit on these things.
Thank you. I’m lucky...I’m in good health.
Some articles say $19M, others say $59M .... ?????
https://www.bing.com/search?q=Donna+Motsinger&FORM=ANAB01&PC=HCTS/
That’s in addition to the $19.25 million Motsinger was awarded earlier today.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/bill-cosby-found-guilty-1972-195620048.html
Yeah, Why Now?
Who else are they trying to scare?
There is a difference between drugging someone and doing drugs with someone. There used to be a class of women who were called groupies. They were the women in the rock and roll dressing room and the songs. This woman was a groupie.
1972. What happened to statute of limitations and real evidence?
True! Other stories surfaced about him, but not all were credible. It became a pile-on-Bill popular thing to do.
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