LOS ANGELES, May 24 -- A trial against Bill Cosby began Monday in California, with a civil suit alleging the disgraced comedian sexually assaulted a teenage girl almost five decades ago.

Judy Huth says the man once known as 'America's Dad' attacked her at the Playboy Mansion in the mid-1970s when she was around 15 years old.

Huth says she suffered 'psychological damage and mental anguish' as a result of the alleged assault.

The case is the latest in a raft of legal actions against 84-year-old Cosby, who was once one of the most popular performers on US television.

Dozens of women have said they suffered sexual assault at his hands.

Huth's case was originally filed in 2014, but had been on hold while Cosby faced aggravated indecent as...