Model sues Hugh Hefner, Bill Cosby claiming sex assault at Playboy Mansion

LOS ANGELES - A model who claims Bill Cosby sexually abused her at the Playboy Mansion in 2008 has filed a lawsuit against the comedian and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner.

The suit filed Monday in Los Angeles by Chloe Goins contends Hefner knew or should have known that Cosby had drugged and sexually abused women and enabled his behavior.

Goins, 26, claims Cosby spiked her drink when she attended a party at the Playboy Mansion sometime in 2008 and then abused her in a bedroom.

Goins' suit says she doesn't know the exact date of the incident. As a result, it's unclear if she was a minor at the time.

The lawsuit says Goins does not remember specifics of the abuse and states that she awoke in a bedroom of the Playboy Mansion with the comedian licking her toes and then pulling up his pants before leaving the room.

She did not immediately contact police because a friend advised her not to, the suit states.

Prosecutors rejected filing a criminal case over her claims, in part because they couldn't corroborate her account and because the statute of limitations had expired.

Goins' lawsuit was filed a day before she turned 26.

Her suit claims Hefner knew, or should have known, that Cosby "over the years had a propensity for intoxicating or drugging young women and taking advantage of them sexually and against their will or while they were unconscious."

Messages left with Playboy spokeswoman Theresa Hennessey seeking comment from Hefner weren't immediately returned Tuesday.

A message sent to Cosby's attorney, Monique Pressley, hasn't been returned.

Goins previously sued Cosby in federal court in Los Angeles in October then withdrew the case in February before the comedian responded to her allegations. It was unclear why she withdrew the legal action.

In that suit, Goins accused Cosby of abusing her when she was underage.

The Associated Press typically does not name people who say they were sexually abused, but Goins has spoken publicly about her allegations and used her name in the two civil cases she has filed.