Newly-freed Bill Cosby sued over 1990 hotel encounter

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A prominent Bill Cosby accuser has filed suit Thursday against the actor over a 1990 hotel room encounter in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Lili Bernard’s lawsuit comes just before the state’s two-year window to file older sexual assault claims expires.

Bernard tells The Associated Press she was prompted in part by Cosby’s recent release from prison.

The 84-year-old Cosby has been free since June, when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his 2018 conviction in another case.

Bernard says Cosby drugged and raped her when she was 26.

A Cosby spokesperson says that so-called “look-back” windows violate a person’s due process rights.

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