Categories: Entertainment

American Actor, Bill Cosby Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting 16-Year-Old Girl

American actor and comedian, Bill Cosby has been found guilty of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975.

Judy Huth and Bill Cosby

A California jury ruled against the actor in a civil trial brought by a woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her more than four decades ago when she was 16.

In the lawsuit filed in December 2014, the woman identified as Judy Huth claimed that the 84-year-old actor – who was 37 at that time – had forced her to perform a sex act on him at the venue.

She alleged that Cosby invited her to a bedroom, and kissed and groped her without consent. She claimed he grabbed her hand and forced it onto his erect penis.

“He jacked himself off with my hand. Definitely forcefully. It was not what I wanted, at all. I had my eyes closed at that time. I was freaking out,” Huth added.

Cosby, who did not appear in person at the trial, through his lawyers, denied all allegations of sexual misconduct, claiming he did not remember Huth.

But he said the incident could not have happened because he would not have pursued sexual contact at that time with someone who was under 18.

The jury, comprised of eight women and four men, delivered the verdict in favor of Huth, who is now 64, and awarded her $500,000 in damages.

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.

The civil trial in California took place eleven months after Cosby was freed from prison when Pennsylvania’s highest court threw out his sexual assault conviction in a different criminal case there.

Cosby, 84, is best known for his role as the lovable husband and father in the 1980s television comedy series “The Cosby Show,” earning him the nickname “America’s Dad.”

But his family-friendly reputation was shattered after more than 50 women accused him of sexual assaults over nearly five decades.

KanyiDaily recalls that American actor and singer, Trey Songz was also accused of “brutal rαpe” by another woman in a fresh $20 million sexual assault case filed against him.

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

Recent Posts

“Pastor Chris Okafor Sent Me Nαked Videos Of His Daughters” – Doris Ogala [Video]

Nollywood actress Doris Ogala has made new allegations against Pastor Chris Okafor, the founder of…

10 hours ago

Singer Flavour Shares Business Card Showing His Previous Job Before Becoming A Star

Nigerian singer Flavour N'abania has shared an old business card revealing the kind of work…

11 hours ago

We’ve Ordered Four Attack Helicopters From United States – President Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has announced that Nigeria will soon receive four attack helicopters from the…

11 hours ago

‘Wizkid Is My Boy, I Accommodated Him At Beverly Hills” – American Rapper Wale

Nigerian-American rapper Wale has opened up about his support for Nigerian Afrobeats star Wizkid early…

12 hours ago

Somalia Demands Israel To Withdraw It’s Recognition Of Somaliland

Somalia has called on Israel to withdraw its recognition of Somaliland, describing the move as…

12 hours ago

Uti Nwachukwu Reacts As Tomama Recounts Her Stepfather’s Hunt For A Son [Video]

Comedian and skit maker Tomama, also known as Dat Warri Girl, has shared a story…

13 hours ago