Legal professionals for comic Invoice Cosby say Judy Huth’s claims that have been revised as she detailed her trigger are grounds for a brand new trial after a jury discovered Cosby responsible of assault in July.
The crucial element is the yr she says she was assaulted. Huth is alleged to have revised her claims to say the incident occurred in 1975.
Based on the Hollywood Reporter, legal professional Jennifer Bonjean, who’s representing Cosby within the case, argued that the last-minute correction must be sufficient to permit for a brand new trial.
Bonjean mentioned, “Mr. Cosby was tremendously prejudiced due to the late disclosure of the years the occasions allegedly occurred.”
She mentioned, “Our total protection, an alibi protection, went out the window when Huth realized — if you wish to name it that — that the occasions didn’t happen in 1974, nor did they happen when she was 15.”
Huth’s case has been the primary and solely lawsuit that accuses Cosby of sexual assault to succeed in trial.
The one authorized recourse afforded to Huth was the $500,000 award she acquired from profitable the case.
Cosby has denied sexually assaulting Huth or the opposite 50 girls who accused him of assaulting them.