Bill Cosby Calls Verdict ‘Astonishing Victory’ After Jury Finds He Sexually Abused Teen, Yet Pledges to Appeal Decision

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Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentAfter a civil jury found that Bill Cosby sexually abused Judy Huth in 1975 when she was a 16-year-old minor, Cosby’s team is calling the outcome an “astonishing victory,” yet pledging to appeal the $500,000 verdict.“Yesterday actor and comedian Bill Cosby was awarded an astonishing victory by jurors in a civil trial brought by Judy Huth,” reads a statement from Cosby’s spokesperson, Andrew Wyatt. “The jurors decided to grant Judy Huth with a $500,000 verdict but voted 9-3 in favor of not rewarding Ms.

Huth any punitive damages.”The trial revolved around claims made by Huth, now 64, who accused Cosby of luring her and a friend to the Playboy mansion.

Huth alleged that Cosby got her alone in a bedroom, pulled down his sweatpants and then grabbed her hand and used it to masturbate himself.

On Tuesday, the jury found Cosby liable of sexually abusing Huth as a teen, but did not award her punitive damages. Cosby’s spokesperson says his attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, will appeal the verdict and Huth will “never receive a payday.”“Within a few weeks, Attorney Jennifer Bonjean will be in Judge Craig D.