--- title: Bill Cosby's Lawyer Fights Back Against Sexual Assault Suit description: Bill Cosby's lawyer fights back against sexual assault suit; claims "are absolutely false," Martin Singer says of Judy Huth's allegations canonical: https://time.com/3619452/bill-cosbys-lawyer-fights-back-against-sexual-assault-suit/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-12-05T00:37:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:40:39.474Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Bill Cosby's Lawyer Fights Back Against Sexual Assault Suit og:description: Claims in lawsuit filed Tuesday "are absolutely false," Martin Singer says og:url: https://time.com/3619452/bill-cosbys-lawyer-fights-back-against-sexual-assault-suit/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85abac52adf64fab/69876bb88e060135ba458e73/bill-cosby.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Jackie Robinson Foundation 2014 Awards Dinner og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Bill Cosby's Lawyer Fights Back Against Sexual Assault Suit twitter:description: Claims in lawsuit filed Tuesday "are absolutely false," Martin Singer says twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85abac52adf64fab/69876bb88e060135ba458e73/bill-cosby.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Bill Cosby's Lawyer Fights Back Against Sexual Assault Suit > Sponsored content. 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Bill Cosby speaks at the Jackie Robinson Foundation 2014 Awards Dinner at Waldorf Astoria Hotel on March 3, 2014 in New York City.Stephen Lovekin—Getty Images by [People / Gabrielle Olya](https://time.com/author/people/) ## People / Gabrielle Olya Dec 5, 2014 12:37 AM UTC [Bill Cosby](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:BillCosby,00.html) ‘s lawyer is coming out firing about the [sexual abuse lawsuit](http://www.people.com/article/bill-cosby-sued-woman-alleges-sexual-assault-15-years-old) filed against the comedian on Tuesday. The lawsuit alleges that Cosby, 77, sexually assaulted Judy Huth, who was 15 at the time, and that the incident has led to “mental anguish” and “significant problems throughout her life.” In papers filed in L.A. Superior Court on Wednesday Cosby’s lawyer, Martin Singer, calls Huth’s claims false – and says her lawyer attempted to extort Cosby for $250,000 before filing the suit. He also disputes her claim to have only discovered her psychological injury within the past three years (as required by the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse cases in California), asserting she tried to sell her story to a tabloid nine years ago. In addition, Singer says that Huth failed to provide the legally necessary Certificate of Merit executed by her attorney and a licensed mental health practitioner to back up her claims of mental anguish. Huth’s claims “are absolutely false” and her case “fails to state sufficient facts to constitute a cause of action for claims arising out of alleged childhood sexual abuse,” Singer writes, asking for monetary sanctions from Huth and her lawyer in the amount of at least $33,295 to cover “reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees.” Cosby and his lawyer claim that Huth’s lawyer Marc Strecker asked for $100,00 and $250,000 on separate occasions in exchange for Huth refraining from pursuing criminal or civil claims. The papers also state that the “Plaintiff’s counsel admitted within days of filing the lawsuit that he only spent an hour meeting with her and that he did not know if she had ever seen a therapist or undergone therapy for this incident.” Strecker has not responded to requests for comment. Since Huth’s lawsuit was filed, [three accusers have come forward](http://www.people.com/article/gloria-allred-new-accusers-bill-cosby-sexual-assault) demanding a $100 million fund for alleged victims. On Thursday, L.A. Police Department chief Charlie Beck said his department would investigate any accusations brought against Cosby, even those beyond the statute of limitations. “We don’t turn people away because things are out of statute. You come to us, especially with a sexual allegation, we will work with you,” the chief said. “We address these things seriously, and it’s not just because it’s Mr. Cosby.” [_This article originally appeared on People.com_](http://www.people.com/article/bill-cosby-lawyer-sexual-assault-suit-response) ### Bill Cosby’s Public Life in Photos  Bill Cosby performs on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. CBS/Getty Images  A portrait of Bill Cosby taken in 1965. Hulton Archive/Getty Images  Bill Cosby poses with his Emmy for his role in I Spy at the Primetime Emmy Awards in New York City in 1966. AP  A portrait of Bill Cosby taken in 1969. Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Bill Cosby performs on The Second Bill Cosby Special in 1969. Fred Sabine—NBC/Getty Images  Bill Cosby attends the "Concert at Town Hall" at Town Hall in New York City in 1971. Ron Galella—WireImage/Getty Images  Bill Cosby as Chet Kincaid on The Bill Cosby Show. NBC/Getty Images  Bill Cosby as Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable in The Cosby Show. Frank Carroll—NBC/Getty Images  Bill Cosby is interviewed by Jay Leno on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in 1992. Wendy Perl—NBC/Getty Images  Bill Cosby speaks to an audience on the campus of the University of the District of Columbia in 2006, in Washington D.C. LAWRENCE JACKSON—AP  Host Bill Cosby speaks onstage at the 2011 Jackie Robinson Foundation awards gala atThe Waldorf Astoria in 2011 in New York City. Stephen Lovekin—Getty Images  Bill Cosby attends the 2011 Temple University Commencement at the Liacouras Center in 2011 in Philadelphia, Pa. Gilbert Carrasquillo—Getty Images  Bill Cosby attends the 2014 American Comedy Awards at Hammerstein Ballroom on April 26, 2014 in New York City. 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