Los Angeles prosecutors won't charge Bill Cosby

Los Angeles prosecutors won't charge Bill Cosby
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Los Angeles prosecutors said Tuesday they will not file any charges against Bill Cosby, The Associated Press reports. Earlier this month in a civil lawsuit, Judy Huth accused the comedian of molesting her at age 15.

Cosby's attorney countered that Huth attempted to extort $250,000 from the comedian before she sued and spoke with police detectives.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.