A California jury has found Bill Cosby guilty of sexually assaulting a teenager at the Playboy Mansion in 1975. Judy Huth, now 64, was awarded $500,000.
Over the years, Billy Cosby has been accused of sexual misconduct by 60 women, although Huth’s case was the first to go to trial. Cosby was not in attendance.
The verdict that was decided on Tuesday found that Cosby intentionally had sexual misconduct with a minor. But Cosby’s team says this was a “huge victory.”
“This was a huge victory for us because they [were] looking for millions of dollars. That amount will not cover the legal bills, and we will be appealing that matter. However, Mr. Cosby will not be paying punitive damages,” Andrew Wyatt, spokesperson for Cosby, said.
Huth, who met Cosby on the set of Let’s Do It Again, told the court Cosby molested her and forced her to perform a sexual act on him at the playboy mansion.
“He tried to lean me back. He was leaning me back, and then he tried to come at me and kiss me. Then he put his hands underneath my belly button where my high pants are, and he tried to put his hands down my pants. I was freaking out and told him I was on my period.”
Huth added that Cosby continued to pull down his pants and forced her to take his penis in her hand.
“Definitely forcefully. It was not what I wanted, at all. I had my eyes closed at that time. I was freaking out.”
It’s been a year since Cosby was released from prison after his sexual assault conviction was overturned.
