"Donna Motsinger alleged that while working as a restaurant server in 1972, she was drugged and raped by Bill Cosby after he gave her a glass of wine in his limousine."
"Motsinger described the trial as a five-decade-long effort to get justice, highlighting the impact of California's amended laws on the statute of limitations for sexual assault cases."
"Cosby has largely disappeared from public view amid widespread allegations of sexual misconduct, facing numerous civil trials and accusations from dozens of women."
"A higher court reversed Cosby's 2018 conviction, ruling that prosecutors had violated his rights by promising not to charge him and then pursuing a case against him."
A California jury found Bill Cosby guilty of sexual assault in a civil trial, awarding Donna Motsinger $19.25 million. Motsinger alleged that Cosby drugged and raped her in 1972. She filed the lawsuit after California changed its laws regarding the statute of limitations for sexual assault cases. Motsinger described the trial as a long pursuit of justice. Cosby has faced numerous allegations and civil trials, including a previous conviction in 2018, which was overturned in 2021. His lawyer plans to appeal the recent verdict.
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