Bill Cosby Faces Lawsuit Alleging He Sexually Assaulted a Former Playboy Model – Bill Cosby is now confronted with another lawsuit related to sexual assault. After a group of five women who had previously accused Cosby of sexual assault filed a detailed complaint against him in New York’s Supreme Court almost six months ago, Victoria Valentino, a former Playmate model, has recently initiated her own legal action in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County.
Valentino’s lawsuit is a result of California’s temporary extension of the statute of limitations in sexual assault cases through the enactment of Assembly Bill 2777. At the age of 80, Valentino claims in her lawsuit that the 85-year-old actor drugged and raped her after a chance encounter at a Los Angeles restaurant in 1969. She initially disclosed these allegations in 2014.
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She alleges that The Cosby Show alum approached her after he saw her crying over the death of her 6-year-old son and gave her a pill, explaining, “Here! Take this! It will make you feel better. It will make us all feel better.” After Valentino took the pill, she allegedly “engaged in forced sexual intercourse” with Cosby after becoming incapacitated by the drug, the lawsuit alleges.
Valentino expressed in a press release shared by her attorney that Cosby took advantage of her during a time of extreme vulnerability when she was mourning the loss of her son. “The trauma he inflicted upon me affects not only me, but my children and grandchildren,” she said. “By breaking my silence and speaking my truth, I hope this serves as my legacy to my family, and shows those survivors who have yet to find their voices, that hope and healing are possible.”
In a statement provided to a news outlet, Andrew Wyatt, a spokesperson for Cosby, referred to the lawsuit as an attack on “the Black men in America.” “Victoria Valentino has skirted from town to town promoting her alleged allegations against Mr. Cosby to anyone that would give her platform, without any proof or facts,” the statement reads.
“It’s unfortunate that media has not vetted the inconsistencies in her many statements. What graveyard can Mr. Cosby visit, in order to dig up potential witnesses to testify on his behalf? America is continuing to see that this a formula to make sure that no more Black Men in America accumulate the American Dream that was secured by Mr. Cosby.” Cosby has previously faced multiple allegations of sexual assault.
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One notable case occurred in 2018 when he was found guilty on three counts of aggravated indecent assault. The charges stemmed from an incident in which Temple University employee Andrea Constand accused Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her at his home in suburban Philadelphia in 2004. Following his conviction, Cosby received a prison sentence of three to 10 years. However, after serving over two years, his conviction was overturned, resulting in his release in June 2021.
