Cosby, 78, has never been criminally charged in any of the cases, and his attorneys say his testimony in a deposition recently released from a civil case he settled with one of his accusers has been distorted.
Last week, the entertainer lost a bid to fend off a lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles in 1974, when the California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the comedian’s petition to review the case.
The accuser’s attorney, Gloria Allred, said the decision cleared the way for litigation brought by Judy Huth, now in her 50s, to proceed, and that she intended to take Cosby’s sworn deposition within the next 30 days.
There was no immediate response from Cosby or his lawyers, who have consistently denied allegations of sexual misconduct lodged against the performer.
The setbacks for Cosby came as his defense team mounted a new public relations blitz on his behalf.
(Reporting by Sharon Bernstein in Sacramento, California- Editing by Eric Walsh)
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