Jury rules against Bill Cosby in California sex assault civil trial, returns $19 million verdict
6abc Philadelphia • • nation
Key Points:
- A California jury awarded $19 million to Donna Motsinger in a civil trial against Bill Cosby, involving allegations from 1972.
- Motsinger accused Cosby of drugging and raping her after meeting at a restaurant in Sausalito, stating she lost consciousness after drinking wine he gave her in a limousine.
- Cosby maintains that the encounter was consensual.
- The jury's verdict included both compensatory and punitive damages against Cosby.
