Months After Being Released From Prison New Sexual Assault Lawsuit Filed Against Bill Cosby

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Comedian Bill Cosby has been accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit.

On Thursday, artist Lili Bernard, 57, filed a lawsuit against 84-year-old Cosby. She claims that he drugged and raped her in a hotel room in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1990 when she was 26, after he had promised to mentor her on The Cosby Show.

Cosby was released from prison in June this year, after his conviction on three counts of aggravated indecent assault was overturned.

RT reports: Cosby “violently and without permission” grabbed her on one occasion in July of 1990, she alleges in the suit, and then drugged and raped her the following month during a trip he said was intended for her to meet with a producer to advance her career. Benard is seeking $125 million in damages. 

Cosby was previously sentenced to three to 10 years in prison after being convicted on three counts of aggravated indecent assault in the fall of 2018. In June of this year, however, the 84-year-old’s conviction was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, citing a previous prosecutorial agreement that had been ignored.

Revelations about Cosby were especially scandalous for the public, as the comedian had once widely been referred to as ‘America’s Dad’, building his brand of humor on family-friendly comedy. Since then, rumors have swirled that Cosby could be attempting to put the host of controversies behind him and return to the road as a stand-up comedian. 

Bernard told the Associated Press that Cosby’s release “retraumatized” and “terrified” her.  “I was really horrified for any woman or girl that would come into contact with him,” she said, adding that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court “let a predator back on the streets.”

Cosby has continually denied all allegations of wrongdoing against him and maintained his innocence while facing conviction, despite the growing number of women publicly accusing him. He has similarly waved off the new lawsuit through a spokesperson, calling it “another attempt to abuse the legal process.”

“Mr. Cosby continues to maintain steadfast in his innocence and will vigorously fight ANY alleged allegations waged against him and is willing and able to take this fight to the highest court in these United States of America,” Cosby spokesperson Andrew Wyatt said. 

8 Comments

  1. Bill made tge mistake of speaking the truth about black men abandoning children. Since then, he has been a target.

  2. And that previous agreement has a bit of back story which includes the sudden death of the lawyer who allegedly made it ENTIRELY as a verbal agreement. And Crosby is absolutely guilty as charged. I know it. He should have faced a lot more charges but used legal loopholes and his millions to elude justice.

  3. Cosby was let off due to some technicality? Now he’s back in it.. He’s guilty as sin and maybe he will get what he deserves. But what of the others that are as guilty but still protected?

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