Bill Cosby was named in a second sexual assault lawsuit this month.
The 85-year-old comedian was sued by five women earlier this month. Two of the women involved in that lawsuit worked with the star on The Cosby Show.
He has now been accused of sexual assault by Stacey Pinkerton, according to the New York Post.
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Stacey‘s lawsuit stems from an alleged 1986 encounter where she said she was drugged and assaulted after Bill “manipulated [her] into believing that he was trying to help her career.”
She further alleged that Bill kissed and groped her without consent later in the year.
The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan, and it also names NBC, Kaufman Astoria Studios and the Carsey Werner Company as defendants.
Both new lawsuits were filed under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which allows sexual abuse survivors to sue after the statute of limitations would have normally expired.
Bill previously served time in prison after being convicted for sexual assault in 2018. However, he was released from prison in 2021 after the ruling was overturned.
He was found guilty again in a separate trial earlier this year.
Despite facing down multiple lawsuits, Bill previously announced plans to tour in 2023. It is unclear if that will be possible now.
