Bill Cosby sues women who accused him of sexual assault

BBC.COM | Monday December 14, 2015 20:00

 

Mr Cosby, 78, is seeking unspecified monetary damages and said the women inflicted emotional distress.

He called their accusations 'nothing more than an opportunistic attempt to extract financial gain from him'.

He filed the countersuit after seven of his accusers went to court seeking damages from the actor.

Their lawsuit alleges Mr Cosby and his representatives sought to tarnish their reputations after they went public with their claims of sexual misconduct.

Mr Cosby has repeatedly denied the accusations and has never been criminally charged.

However, the accusers say Mr Cosby - over a period of decades - piled them with drugs and alcohol and then sexually assaulted them.