Civil jury finds Bill Cosby sexually abused teenager in 1975

Civil jury finds Bill Cosby sexually abused teenager in 1975

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Jurors at a civil trial found Tuesday that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Jurors at a civil trial found Tuesday that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975.

The Los Angeles County jury delivered the verdict in favor of Judy Huth, who is now 64, and awarded her $500,000

The Los Angeles County jury delivered the verdict in favor of Judy Huth, who is now 64, and awarded her $500,000

She said the fact that jurors believed her story meant more than the sum of money or the fact that she didn't win punitive damages.

She said the fact that jurors believed her story meant more than the sum of money or the fact that she didn't win punitive damages.

"It's been torture," Huth said of the seven-year legal fight

"It's been torture," Huth said of the seven-year legal fight

"To be ripped apart, you know, thrown under the bus and backed over. This, to me, is such a big victory."

"To be ripped apart, you know, thrown under the bus and backed over. This, to me, is such a big victory."

Jurors found that Cosby intentionally caused harmful sexual contact with Huth, that he reasonably believed she was under 18

Jurors found that Cosby intentionally caused harmful sexual contact with Huth, that he reasonably believed she was under 18

and that his conduct was driven by unnatural or abnormal sexual interest in a minor.

and that his conduct was driven by unnatural or abnormal sexual interest in a minor.

The jurors' decision is a major legal defeat for the 84-year-old entertainer once hailed as America's dad

The jurors' decision is a major legal defeat for the 84-year-old entertainer once hailed as America's dad

It comes nearly a year after his Pennsylvania criminal conviction for sexual assault was thrown out and he was freed from prison.

It comes nearly a year after his Pennsylvania criminal conviction for sexual assault was thrown out and he was freed from prison.

Huth's lawsuit was one of the last remaining legal claims against him after his insurer settled many others against his will.

Huth's lawsuit was one of the last remaining legal claims against him after his insurer settled many others against his will.

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