Stacey Pinkerton has filed a lawsuit against Bill Cosby in New York's Supreme Court, alleging that he sexually assaulted her in 1986. The suit was made possible by a new New York law that gives adult survivors of sexual assault one year to file lawsuits against their perpetrators even if the statute of limitations on their claims has expired. Cosby was sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting another woman in 2018, but was released in 2021 after Pennsylvania's Supreme Court overturned his sexual assault conviction. Pinkerton is suing Cosby for sexual battery and also suing NBC, Kaufman Astoria Studios and Carsey-Werner Company for negligence. Cosby's lawyers deny all accusations in the lawsuit, and claim the new law is unconstitutional. The companies named in the lawsuit did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Stacey Pinkerton has taken legal action against Bill Cosby, alleging sexual assault in 1986. As a result of a new law in New York, adult survivors of sexual assault have one year to file a lawsuit against their perpetrators, even if the statute of limitations on the claims has expired. Cosby was convicted in 2018 of drugging and sexually assaulting another woman and sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison, but was released in 2021 after Pennsylvania's Supreme Court overturned his sexual assault conviction. Pinkerton's lawsuit not only accuses Cosby of sexual battery, but also names NBC, Kaufman Astoria Studios and Carsey-Werner Company for negligence. Cosby's lawyers have denied all accusations in the lawsuit and have argued that the new law is unconstitutional. The companies named in the lawsuit have not yet responded to a request for comment.