Actress Sunni Welles, Who Accused Bill Cosby of Sexually Assaulting Her Twice, As A Teenager Dies Aged 72

An actress who accused Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting her twice as a minor in the 1960s has died aged 72 after a battle with lung cancer.

Sunni Welles, who started acting aged 10 and toured with Elvis Presley as a singer and dancer, died on Monday in California, her son confirmed. 

She joined dozens of women in 2015 to accuse TV star Cosby of sexual assault, who she met as a 17-year-old when her mother was working on the set of sitcom I Spy.

In a statement released through her lawyer, she claimed Cosby invited her to a famous Hollywood jazz club where she drank a coke before waking up naked and alone, feeling as though she had had sex, but with no memory of the night.