June 15 (Reuters) - Nine women have filed a lawsuit in Nevada accusing comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assault, the latest in a long series of misconduct allegations against the once-beloved entertainer.
The complaint arrived just weeks after the state enacted a "lookback" law eliminating a two-year window for sexual assault victims to bring civil claims, following the lead of several other states.
The Nevada lawsuit accuses Cosby of drugging each victim with drinks or pills before assaulting them, a pattern that matches allegations from other women, including Constand.
Lili Bernard, one of the plaintiffs in Nevada, has separately sued Cosby in New Jersey for an alleged assault in 1990 under a similar law.
Last year, a California jury found that Cosby sexually assaulted teenager Judy Huth at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 and ordered him to pay her $500,000.
Persons:
Bill Cosby, Cosby, Andrea Constand, Andrew Wyatt, drugging, Lili Bernard, Judy Huth, Joseph Ax, Jonathan Oatis
Organizations:
Las, mater Temple University, Constand, Playboy, Thomson
Locations:
Nevada, Las Vegas, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, California, New Jersey