A civil jury in California found that Bill Cosby was liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972 and awarded her $59.25 million. After a nearly two-week trial in Santa Monica, jurors on Monday found Cosby, 88, liable for the sexual battery and assault of Donna Motsinger. Then in a second phase of the trial Monday afternoon, they awarded an additional USD 40 million in punitive damages. In 2022, a jury in Santa Monica awarded $500,000 to a woman who said Cosby sexually assaulted her at the Playboy Mansion when she was a teenager in 1975. Motsinger's lawsuit echoed allegations of rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment made by at least 60 women against Cosby, all of which he has denied.

Source: The Telegraph March 24, 2026 08:34 UTC