US Comedian Bill Cosby found guilty of sexually assaulting teenager by jury

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NORRISTOWN, PA - APRIL 26: Bill Cosby walks after it was announced a verdict is in at the Montgomery County Courthouse for day fourteen of his sexual assault retrial on April 26, 2018 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. A former Temple University employee alleges that the entertainer drugged and molested her in 2004 at his home in suburban Philadelphia. More than 40 women have accused the 80 year old entertainer of sexual assault. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)
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Comedian Bill Cosby was found guilty of sexually assaulting a teenager at the Playboy Mansion in 1975. The jury awarded damages of $500,000 to Judy Huth, now 64 years, who was molested by Cosby when she was just 16.

(Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

Cosby has been accused of assault by dozens of women and many have initiated legal action against him. He was jailed in Pennsylvania in 2018 but was set free last year after his conviction was overturned on a technicality.
Cosby denied any wrongdoing and his lawyers tried their best to bail him out. The case was not prosecuted criminally as Huth spoke to the police after the period of limitation was over. She however was able to file a civil suit under a California law that allowed adults to pursue cases where they were victims of sexual abuse as minors and repressed what happened to them for years.

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