Bill Cosby faces fresh lawsuit from the woman who first accused him of rape
nme.comBill Cosby is facing a fresh lawsuit over an alleged sexual assault from the woman who first publicly accused him of rape in 2014.The new suit claims that Cosby drugged and raped the actress and former comedy writer Joan Tarshis on multiple occasions during the 1970s, the first of which when she was 19 and visiting the set of The Cosby Show.In documents obtained by TMZ, Tarshis claims she was invited to the television studio via a mutual friend and was asked to go into Cosby’s private bungalow on the lot for a writing session.
There, the suit alleges, she accepted a drink, passed out and woke up while Cosby was sexually assaulting her.The suit outlines a second occasion around a year later, when Cosby invited Tarshis to a music event that he was appearing at.
Tarshis says she reluctantly agreed to go, but was given another drink, before losing consciousness. She says she woke up in bed, naked, next to Cosby, feeling she had been penetrated vaginally and anally.Tarshis’ suit alleges assault, battery, infliction of emotional distress and false imprisonment and is seeking damages of an unspecified amount.Cosby’s representatives have not responded to invitations to comment.In 2014, Tarshis appeared on CNN Tonight [via Yahoo], accusing Cosby of rape.
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