{"id":2583006,"date":"2026-03-23T17:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donna-motsinger-awarded-19-25-million-in-bill-cosby-assault-case\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T17:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:16:03","slug":"donna-motsinger-awarded-19-25-million-in-bill-cosby-assault-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donna-motsinger-awarded-19-25-million-in-bill-cosby-assault-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Donna Motsinger awarded $19.25 million in Bill Cosby assault case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdonna-motsinger-awarded-19-25-million-in-bill-cosby-assault-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2583006&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A California civil jury awarded Donna Motsinger $19.25 million after finding bill Cosby liable for sexual assault and sexual battery, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-own-defense-and-judges-instructions-led-to-guilty-verdict\/\" title=\"The guilty verdict resulted from Trump&#039;s defense and the judge&#039;s instructions\">case dating back<\/a> more than five decades. The verdict allocates $17.5 million for past mental suffering and $1.75 million for future suffering, and the jury concluded Cosby acted with malice, oppression, or fraud, potentially paving the way for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/e-jean-carrolls-defamation-suit-against-donald-trump-gets-trial-date\/\" title=\"E. Jean Carroll&#039;s defamation case against Donald Trump set for trial.\">additional punitive damages<\/a>. Motsinger,who met Cosby in 1972,alleged he drugged and sexually assaulted her after inviting her to a Cosby recording,an accusation that Cosby has long denied. The decision adds to a long-running set of allegations against Cosby, who previously was convicted in a separate case but had that conviction overturned on appeal in 2021.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jury awards woman who accused Bill Cosby of rape $19.25 million in damages<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2482339\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Donna Motsinger has been awarded $19.25 million after a jury found that entertainer <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-cosby\/page\/2\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-cosby\/page\/2\/\">Bill Cosby<\/a> had drugged and raped her, concluding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/take-care-of-maya-update-maya-kowalski-now-suing-childrens-hospital-for-sexual-assault\/\" title=\"Maya Kowalski sues Children&#039;s Hospital for ....\">civil trial centered<\/a> on allegations dating back more than five decades.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\">California <\/a>civil jury found Cosby liable for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sexual-assault\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"143\">sexual assault<\/a> and sexual battery, awarding Motsinger $17.5 million for past mental suffering and $1.75 million for future suffering. The jury determined that Cosby acted with &ldquo;malice, oppression, or fraud,&rdquo; a finding that could open the door for additional punitive damages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4500636\/rubio-testify-roommate-maduro-hired-gun\/\">Rubio to testify in trial of ex-roommate alleged to have been Maduro&#8217;s hired gun<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4500051\/rnc-court-battles-election-integrity-voter-id\/\">RNC bets on courts to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >enact voter integrity measures<\/a> as SAVE America Act stalls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4496902\/tensions-deadlocks-over-trump-us-attorney-picks\/\">Tensions and deadlocks over Trump&#8217;s US attorney picks hit fever pitch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Motsinger, now 84, was a waitress at the Trident in 1972 when she met Cosby, then a frequent patron. According to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.panish.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Complaint-Motsinger_-Conformed-Copy.pdf\">court filings<\/a>, she alleged that&nbsp;Cosby groomed her over multiple encounters at the restaurant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She later accepted an invitation to attend a recording of his stand-up show, <em>Inside the Mind of Bill Cosby<\/em>. On the way to the show, Motsinger alleged that Cosby gave her wine, and, after she began to feel ill, provided her with what she believed was aspirin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Next thing she knew, she was going in and out of consciousness while two men attending to Mr. Cosby were putting her in the limousine with Mr. Cosby,&rdquo; the filing states.&nbsp;&ldquo;In the limousine, Mr. Cosby sat near the window and put his arms around her.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Motsinger later woke in her house with all her clothes off, believing she had been drugged and sexually assaulted, according to the complaint.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The verdict came after a nearly two-week trial and three days of jury deliberations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4499174\/culture-war-puts-national-women-museum-at-risk\/\"><strong>CULTURE WAR CLASH PUTS BILL FOR WOMEN&rsquo;S HISTORY MUSEUM ON NATIONAL MALL AT RISK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It adds to long-standing allegations against Cosby, now 88, whose public image has been tarnished in recent years as dozens of women have accused him of sexual misconduct. Cosby has consistently denied the allegations, maintaining that all encounters were consensual.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate case, Cosby was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004 and sentenced to three to 10 years in prison. That conviction was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1716103\/prosecutors-ask-supreme-court-to-review-ruling-overturning-bill-cosby-sex-crime-conviction\/\">overturned on appeal<\/a> in 2021, and he was released.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cosby accuser awarded $19.25M rape damages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2583007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26082721862685-e1774299170978.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[76402,76401,76403],"class_list":["post-2583006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-civil-settlement","tag-cosby-assault-case","tag-high-profile-trials"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26082721862685-e1774299170978.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2583006"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2583010,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583006\/revisions\/2583010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2583007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2583006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2583006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2583006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}