CINCINNATI — Procter & Gamble, the world's largest consumer products company, has won $19.25 million in a civil lawsuit against four former Amway distributors who were accused of spreading false rumors linking the company to Satanism.

A U.S. District Court jury in Cincinnati found in favor of P&G on Friday in the 1995 lawsuit, one of several the company brought over rumors alleging a link between the company's logo and Satanism.

Rumors began circulating as early as 1981 that the company's logo — a bearded, crescent man-in-the-moon looking over a field of 13 stars — was a symbol of Satanism.

The company alleged that Amway distributors revived those rumors in 1995, using a voice mail system to tell thousands of customers that part of Procter & Gamble profits went to Satanic cults.