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Bill Cosby found guilty of sexual assault and ordered to pay $19.25m

globalMarch 23, 2026
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Bill Cosby found guilty of sexual assault and ordered to pay $19.25m
Donna Motsinger alleges she was drugged and raped by Cosby in 1972 after he gave her a glass of wine in his limo
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Donna Motsinger alleges she was drugged and raped by Cosby in 1972 after he gave her a glass of wine in his limo

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A California jury found Bill Cosby guilty of sexual assault in a civil trial on Monday, awarding Donna Motsinger $19.25m in damages. Motsinger alleged in the case that while working as a restaurant server in 1972, she was drugged and raped by Cosby after he gave her a glass of wine in his limousine.

Motsinger sued Cosby after California amended its laws to change the statutes of limitations on when accusers can file sexual assault cases. In remarks after the jury’s verdict, she described the trial as a five-decade-long effort to get justice.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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