Bill Cosby sued by 9 women for sexual assault in Nevada

In an extraordinary verdict earlier this year, a Los Angeles jury awarded a whopping US$500,000 to a woman who bravely came forward with allegations of sexual abuse against none other than the legendary Bill Cosby.Information Guide Nigeria

The incident in question allegedly took place at the infamous Playboy Mansion when the victim was just 16 years old, way back in 1975.

A recent lawsuit has emerged from the state of Nevada, mere weeks after Governor Joe Lombardo signed a bill that abolished the previous two-year statute of limitations for adults seeking to file sexual abuse cases. Following in the footsteps of other states’ “lookback laws,” similar suits have emerged.

Nevada native and plaintiff Lise-Lotte Lublin has been a vocal advocate for the recent change. In a shocking revelation, the renowned comedian Bill Cosby has been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at a Las Vegas hotel back in 1989. The victim, who had previously made these allegations, claimed that Cosby had given her spiked drinks before committing the heinous act. The incident has sparked widespread outrage and calls for justice.JAMB Result

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In accordance with journalistic standards, The Associated Press refrains from disclosing the identities of individuals who have reported instances of sexual assault unless they choose to publicly share their experiences.

“For years I have fought for survivors of sexual assault and today is the first time I will be able to fight for myself,” Lotte-Lublin said in a statement cited by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “With the new law change, I now have the ability to take my assailant Bill Cosby to court. My journey has just begun, but I am grateful for this opportunity to find justice.”

In California, a former Playboy model who alleges Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her and another woman at his home in 1969 sued him on June 1 under a new California law that suspends the statute of limitations on sex abuse claims.

Cosby publicist Andrew Wyatt blasted such laws in a statement Wednesday.

“Mr. Cosby is a Citizen of these United States but these judges and lawmakers are consistently allowing these civil suits to flood their dockets—knowing that these women are not fighting for victims—but for their addiction to massive amounts of media attention and greed,” Wyatt said.

“From this day forward, we will not continue to allow these women to parade various accounts of an alleged allegation against Mr. Cosby anymore without vetting them in the court of public opinion and inside of the courtroom,” Wyatt said.NYSC Portal

In the latest suit, the women contend that Cosby “used his enormous power, fame, and prestige, and claimed interest in helping them and/or their careers as a pretence to isolate and sexually assault them.”

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