Nine more women have come forward with accusations against actor Bill Cosby for sexual assault that allegedly occurred decades ago. These accusations were made in Nevada after the state eliminated the statute of limitations for civil sexual abuse cases. According to the lawsuit filed, Cosby allegedly used his fame, power, and prestige to carry out the abuses. The alleged assaults occurred between 1979 and 1992 in various locations, including homes, hotels, and dressing rooms in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, and Reno.
The elimination of the statute of limitations in Nevada allowed the plaintiffs to bring their case against Cosby, as there was previously a two-year limit for filing civil sexual abuse lawsuits for adults over the age of 18.
Although about 60 women have already accused Cosby of being a sexual predator who supplied drugs and alcohol to his victims, he has yet to be criminally convicted. However, in a civil case last year, he was found liable. In 2018, Cosby was jailed for a criminal justice case, but his conviction was overturned, and he was released in 2021 due to a legal technicality.
One of the plaintiffs, Lise-Lotte Lublin, had previously accused Cosby of drugging her at a Las Vegas hotel in 1989. Other plaintiffs include Janice Dickinson, Janice Baker Kinney, Lili Bernard, Heidi Thomas, Linda Kirkpatrick, Rebecca Cooper, Pam Joy Abeyta, and Angela Leslie.
Cosby’s spokesman, Andrew Wyatt, has told the media that the women who sued him are motivated by their desire for media attention and greed.