The decision, on the third day of deliberations, further tarnished the reputation of #BillCosby, 88, whose standing as one of America’s most beloved entertainers dissolved as dozens of #women came forward in recent years to accuse him of sexual misconduct.

Cosby’s only #criminal conviction for #SexualAssault was overturned for procedural reasons in 2021 after he had served 3 years of a 3 to 10 year sentence at a maximum-security prison outside Philadelphia.

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A civil jury in California on Monday found that #BillCosby had drugged & sexually assaulted Donna Motsinger, a former waitress at a Sausalito restaurant, after escorting her to one of his comedy shows in 1972.

The jury awarded Ms. Motsinger $19.25 million in damages, a judgment that comes as #Cosby, by his own account, has run into financial difficulties.

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Twelve days before the annual March 31 state holiday, leaders of the California State Assembly & State Senate said they were introducing a bill to make that change. It came as elected officials across the Southwest were grappling with how to respond to a New York Times investigation that detailed how #CesarChavez groomed & sexually abused two girls & raped Dolores Huerta, his most prominent farm labor ally.

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