Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted a former waitress in 1972 after escorting her to one of his shows, a civil jury in California concluded Monday, awarding the woman $19.25 million in damages. He served about three years in a Pennsylvania prison on sexual assault charges before that case was overturned in 2021. Donna Motsinger, now 84, said in her lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court that Cosby had given her wine and a pill that left her unable to move. AdvertisementMotsinger didn’t consent to Cosby’s sexual contact and, having been rendered unconscious by drugging, she couldn’t consent to it to begin with, according to the complaint. Motsinger filed her suit half a century after the sexual assault — far beyond statutes of limitations in place for such cases.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 23, 2026 21:30 UTC