The model alleges that she was drugged and raped by the now 85-year-old actor after they met in a Los Angeles restaurant in 1969.
Bill Cosby He is facing a new sexual assault lawsuit. Nearly six months after five women who previously accused Cosby of sexual assault filed a 34-page complaint against the actor in New York Supreme Court, the former Playmate model victoria valentino filed his own lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Valentino’s lawsuit comes after California temporarily extended its statute of limitations in sexual assault cases.. Valentino, 80, alleges in the lawsuit that the 85-year-old actor drugged and raped her after they met in a Los Angeles restaurant in 1969 after first filing the claims in 2014.
She alleges that the “Cosby Show” star approached her after seeing her crying over the death of her 6-year-old son and gave her a pill, explaining, “Here! Take this! It’ll make you feel better. We’ll It’ll make you feel better. Everybody feels better.”
After Valentino took the pill, he allegedly “had forced sexual intercourse” with Cosby after becoming incapacitated by the drug, the lawsuit alleges..
In a press release posted online by her attorney, Valentino said Cosby blew her up when she was at her lowest point, grieving the death of her son.
“The trauma he inflicted on 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 a legacy for my family and shows survivors who have yet to find their voices that hope and healing are possible.”
Bill Cosby’s Background
Cosby has previously encountered other cases of sexual assault. In 2018, Cosby was convicted of three counts of aggravated indecent assault after Temple University employee Andrea Constand said he drugged and sexually assaulted her at her suburban Philadelphia home in 2004.
Cosby was sentenced to between three and 10 years in prison and served more than two years before his conviction was overturned , leading to his release in June 2021 .
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