Bill Cosby found liable in 1972 sexual assault, must pay nearly $60 million in damages

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date March 23, 2026, 11 p.m.
Last Updated March 23, 2026, 11 p.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bill-cosby-lawsuit-1972-sexual-assault-donna-motsinger/

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A civil jury in California found Monday that [ Bill Cosby ][12] 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 found Cosby, 88, liable for the sexual battery and assault of [ Donna Motsinger ][1...