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A woman suing Bill Cosby over allegations he sexually abused her as a teenager was distraught and in tears afterwards, her best friend has testified.

She said: "I thought it would calm her down to go swimming and stuff. Donna Samuelson was 17 when she claims the actor Bill Cosby took her and her friend on a surprise visit to the Playboy Mansion in 1975. Ms Samuelson testified that Cosby had met the two girls on a film set at a park in Los Angeles a few days earlier, and invited them to come to a club where he would be playing tennis. She said she initially felt angry because she had been looking forward to spending the rest of the afternoon and evening at the mansion, but then Ms Huth explained herself. Donna Samuelson, who was Ms Huth's best friend and 17 at the time, told the court she saw her crying and in deep distress minutes after the alleged incident. Judy Huth, now 62, alleges Cosby sexually abused her at the Playboy Mansion when she was 16 after meeting her and her best friend at a Los Angeles park.

Sixteen-year-old Judy Huth was deeply distraught minutes after Cosby allegedly abused her at the Playboy Mansion in 1975, her best friend at the time ...

'It's not just a little mistake,' attorney Jennifer Bonjean (pictured) said. she became overwhelmed by memories of Mr Cosby and what he had done.' 'It's evidence of a fabrication' Judy Huth, plaintiff in the new California case, alleges Bill Cosby met her in 1975 when she was 16, plied her with alcohol, before taking her to the Playboy Mansion and sexually assaulting her Having not been ordered to testify in person, Cosby does not plan to attend proceedings in California and remains at home in New York, choosing instead to give a video deposition. Judy Huth, plaintiff in the new California case, alleges the veteran comic once known as 'America's Dad' met her in 1975 when she was 16, plied her with alcohol, took her to the Los Angeles mansion owned by Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and sexually assaulted her in a bedroom.

A LAWYER for a woman who accused Bill Cosby of assaulting her at the Playboy Mansion in the mid-1970s told a California jury on Wednesday the comedian had a ...

The court said Mr. Cosby should not have faced the charges because a previous local district attorney had publicly promised in 2005 not to prosecute him. In March, the US Supreme Court declined to review that decision. The trial is expected to last about two weeks. She is seeking unspecified damages for sexual battery and emotional distress. Mr. Cosby’s current accuser, Judy Huth, sued him in 2014 for sexual assault, seeking unspecified damages. Mr. Cosby’s lawyer Jennifer Bonjean countered in her opening statement the alleged assault was a “fabrication,” though Mr. Cosby did not dispute that he invited Ms. Huth and her friend to the mansion. Donna Samuelson, a friend of Ms. Huth who said she was with her on the day of the alleged assault, told jurors that Huth told her what happened after Mr. Cosby left the pair at the mansion. In his opening statement, Ms. Huth’s lawyer Nathan Goldberg emphasized to the Santa Monica jury how Mr. Cosby was already a “star” when he met Ms. Huth, and he showed jurors a photo of them together from the day Ms. Huth said she was assaulted. Ms. Huth said she and a friend had met Mr. Cosby at a film set, and that Mr. Cosby invited the girls to meet him the next week, when he made Ms. Huth drink beer and molested her on a bed. “He has a sense of entitlement, and no fear,” Mr. Goldberg said, referring to Mr. Cosby. “He has a sense of invincibility.” A LAWYER for a woman who accused Bill Cosby of assaulting her at the Playboy Mansion in the mid-1970s told a California jury on Wednesday the comedian had a sense of “entitlement,” while Mr. Cosby’s lawyer called the alleged assault a “fabrication.” She said he brought her to the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles and forced her to perform a sex act around 1974, when she was 15.

A friend of a woman suing Bill Cosby alleging he sexually abused her as a teen testified that Judy Huth was distraught and in tears at the Playboy Mansion ...

“There's no typical response to a traumatic event but partying at the Playboy Mansion does not seem consistent.” “I thought it would calm her down to go swimming and stuff,” Samuelson testified. She convinced Huth to stay at the mansion. Then they had dinner in the mansion, sitting across from actor Peter Lawford. The trial represents one of the last remaining legal claims against Cosby after his Pennsylvania criminal conviction was thrown out by an appeals court last year, and his insurer settled many other lawsuits against his will. “You will learn Judy Huth has been trying to cash in on these photos for decades.”

A friend of a woman suing Bill Cosby alleging he sexually abused her as a teen testified that Judy Huth was distraught and in tears in 1975.

She convinced Huth to stay at the mansion. "I thought it would calm her down to go swimming and stuff," Samuelson testified. Then they had dinner in the mansion, sitting across from actor Peter Lawford. The trial represents one of the last remaining legal claims against Cosby after his Pennsylvania criminal conviction was thrown out by an appeals court last year, and his insurer settled many other lawsuits against his will. "You will learn Judy Huth has been trying to cash in on these photos for decades." She convinced Huth to stay at the mansion. "I thought it would calm her down to go swimming and stuff," Samuelson testified. Then they had dinner in the mansion, sitting across from actor Peter Lawford. The trial represents one of the last remaining legal claims against Cosby after his Pennsylvania criminal conviction was thrown out by an appeals court last year, and his insurer settled many other lawsuits against his will. A clearly recognizable Cosby has a beard and red beanie. "You will learn Judy Huth has been trying to cash in on these photos for decades." A clearly recognizable Cosby has a beard and red beanie.

The case has taken eight years to come to trial because of delays over Cosby's two criminal trials and the pandemic.

Jurors will have to decide whether Cosby committed the actions not beyond a reasonable doubt, but through a preponderance of the evidence. The biggest challenge, for both sides, will be in presenting evidence and testimony to a jury based on events from nearly 50 years ago. Cosby attorney Jennifer Bonjean called the late change an “ambush" that would make presenting a defense more difficult, but the judge declined to dismiss the case or delay the trial. Still, attorneys in general like to have their clients present, both to give their side a human face and to show the client cares and takes the proceedings seriously. The case has taken eight years to come to trial because of delays over Cosby’s two criminal trials and the pandemic. Huth filed a lawsuit against Cosby in 2014, seeking financial damages to be determined at trial.