Cosby faces sex abuse allegations again as civil trial opens

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Bill Cosby will again be facing sex abuse allegations Wednesday as attorneys give opening statements in a civil trial that's one of the last remaining legal claims against the comedian.

Lawyers for 64-year-old Judy Huth will outline the evidence they plan to present that Cosby forced her to perform a sex act at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when she was 16 years old. The case will hinge on the testimony of Huth, bolstered by photos and other archival exhibits to place the incident in time.

Cosby’s attorneys, who say no sexual abuse happened, are likely to emphasize that the burden of proving the nearly 50-year-old case lies entirely with the plaintiffs. They have acknowledged that Cosby took Huth to the Playboy Mansion, as a photo from the visit shows, but say they believe she was not a minor when it happened.

The trial is one of the last cases Cosby, 85, faces after a Pennsylvania appeals court threw out his criminal sexual assault conviction and freed him from prison 11 months ago. Several other lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct were settled by his insurer against his will. Cosby will not testify after the judge ruled that he could assert his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. And he has no plans to leave his Pennsylvania home to attend the trial, which is taking place at a small courthouse in Santa Monica. Cosby's representatives say glaucoma has left him blind and made travel too difficult.

The Associated Press does not normally name people who say they have been sexually abused, unless they come forward publicly, as Huth has.

 

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I don’t understand young white men who confess and pleaded guilty for raping three underage girls is getting community service just over a year ago. but a 65 year old black man is on sex abuse allegations dating over 30 years ago AM YET TO UNDERSTAND THE COURT SYSTEM..

Enjoyed while it last.. now retirement age in turmoil.

Oh stop it why don’t those women go get jobs and stay off the drugs and alcohol the man barely can see GET A JOB

Uh oh, time to dust off the cane and wheelchair 😡

The amber heard gang looking for pay checks

'Beware Jello pudding spiked with Quaaludes!'

Cosby was making jokes on stage about drugging women. Did noooooooooobody see this?

What ever happened to those pudding pops Can you still buy them

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