Lili Bernard, an actress who appeared on the hit television series The Cosby Show, claims Bill Cosby drugged and raped her in August 1990 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City
Photo: Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images Bill Cosby’s 2018 felony-sexual-assault conviction was overturned earlier this year, but the 84-year-old comedian is now facing a civil suit in New Jersey federal court. Lili Bernard, an actress who appeared on the hit television series The Cosby Show, claims Cosby drugged and raped her in August 1990 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City.
Along with other accusers, Bernard attended both of Cosby’s criminal trials outside of Philadelphia when he faced charges of drugging and raping Andrea Constand at his home in 2004. Although the first trial ended in a hung jury in 2017, a second jury found Cosby guilty on all three counts of felony sexual assault one year later.
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