Bill Cosby trial: Actor faces sex abuse allegations again as civil trial opens

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Opening statements are set to begin Wednesday in the trial stemming from the lawsuit of 64-year-old Judy Huth, who alleges Cosby forced her to perform a sex act at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when she was 16 years old.

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.after a Pennsylvania appeals court threw out his criminal sexual assault conviction and freed him from prison 11 months ago.

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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Are they serious with this crap? Over 35 years ago? This should not be allowed. It happened many years ago now she wants to sue?

Why was she at the Playboy Mansion when she was only 16?

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