Cosby said he has not worked in 10 years because of the allegations and being in prison

A Santa Monica, California, jury ruled on Monday that Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted a woman in 1972 and awarded her $19.25 million.

The verdict follows a nearly two-week civil trial. Jurors ruled that Cosby, 88, who is worth nearly $400 million, used sexual battery to assault Donna Motsinger, a waitress in Sausalito. She filed a lawsuit in 2023, alleging that Cosby had invited her to his stand-up comedy show at a theater in nearby San Carlos.

Both were in their 30s at the time. She said Cosby gave her wine and two pills that she believed were aspirin, and that she was going in and out of consciousness as two men put her in a limousine.

“She woke up in her house with all her clothes off,” the lawsuit said. “She knew she had been drugged and raped by Bill Cosby.” Motsinger is now 82.

The bill for Cosby’s violent violation of Motsinger has come due. During a recent deposition in the Motsinger case, Cosby offered a rare glimpse into his finances

“Due to allegations, whether they be newspaper, radio, television, magazines, or just plain internet, I have not worked in about 10 years, or more. That means I have not earned a cent… and my net worth has gone down like a submarine with no motor.”

Cosby’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, said in an email that they are disappointed with the verdict and fully intend to appeal it.

The ruling came nearly five years after Cosby was freed from prison in Pennsylvania when the state Supreme Court threw out a criminal conviction based on similar allegations.

Cosby recently sold at least one of his New York City residences for $28 million, less than two months after putting it on the market.

He initially put the historic seven-story, six-bedroom property on East 71st St. on the market for $29 million in September. 

Cosby’s wife, Camille Cosby, is an American manager, producer, author, and philanthropist who has a net worth of $50 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. She is 71.