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A woman who claims that disgraced comedian Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1986 filed a lawsuit against the actor

Clay Cane
January 23, 2023

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A woman who claims that disgraced comedian Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1986 filed a lawsuit against the actor, NBCUniversal, and several other companies in New York on Dec. 30, according to Spectrum News 1.

Bill Cosby, center, leaves his sexual assault trial with spokesperson Andrew Wyatt, left, at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Monday, April 9, 2018, in Norristown, Pa. Cosby paid nearly $3.4 million to the woman he is charged with sexually assaulting, a prosecutor revealed to jurors Monday, answering one of the biggest questions surrounding the case as the comedian’s retrial got underway. (AP Photo/Corey Perrine)

Stacey Pinkerton, a 21-year-old flight attendant and model in 1986, alleges that Cosby drugged her at a restaurant in Illinois and took her to a hotel room, where he sexually assaulted her while she was incapacitated. Pinkerton claims she met Cosby in New York, where he promised to help her with her acting career.

Bill Cosby has denied all allegations against him.

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