Bill Cosby charged w/aggravated Sexual Assault/other Rape Allegations *conviction vacated* *civil trial 2022 guilty* #6

[Rocky1]

The prior agreement was apparently collaborated during trial testimony.

“A written agreement from the previous Montgomery County prosecutor, Bruce Castor, stated that he would not criminally prosecute Cosby in the Constand case. Castor testified that while he was district attorney, he promised not to file criminal charges against the comedian if Cosby would testify in a civil lawsuit that was filed by Constand in 2005.

Castor had determined that the prosecution would have trouble corroborating forensic evidence without Cosby confessing to the alleged charges.

Seeking ‘some measure of justice’ for Constand, D.A. Castor decided that the Commonwealth would decline to prosecute Cosby for the incident involving Constand, thereby allowing Cosby to be forced to testify in a subsequent civil action, under penalty of perjury, without the benefit of his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination,” the court document said.…”
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/30/cou...ault-conviction-bars-further-prosecution.html

I may be wrong, but I think what happened is Cosby was told in the 2005 case that he would not be tried criminally, therefore when he was forced to testify in the civil trial, he didn't plead the 5th because he wasn't worried about being prosecuted criminally.
In a civil trial, you can still plead the 5th, however, unlike a criminal trial, the jury can "assume" guilt if one does.

 

[LinasK]

The prior agreement was apparently collaborated during trial testimony.

“A written agreement from the previous Montgomery County prosecutor, Bruce Castor, stated that he would not criminally prosecute Cosby in the Constand case. Castor testified that while he was district attorney, he promised not to file criminal charges against the comedian if Cosby would testify in a civil lawsuit that was filed by Constand in 2005.

Castor had determined that the prosecution would have trouble corroborating forensic evidence without Cosby confessing to the alleged charges.

Seeking ‘some measure of justice’ for Constand, D.A. Castor decided that the Commonwealth would decline to prosecute Cosby for the incident involving Constand, thereby allowing Cosby to be forced to testify in a subsequent civil action, under penalty of perjury, without the benefit of his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination,” the court document said.…”
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/30/cou...ault-conviction-bars-further-prosecution.html

This isn't justice for her!!!

 

[LinasK]

If the conviction was overturned, my guess is he is no longer a "dangerous person," and will not have to register as a sex offender.

The silver lining in all of this is that his reputation is permanently damaged. He will forever be known as a sexual abuser, as was Michael Jackson, even though he was acquitted.

 

[Baciagalupo]

Will he get monetary compensation now for the "injustice" he suffered or will he sue?

 

[Rocky1]

The silver lining in all of this is that his reputation is permanently damaged. He will forever be known as a sexual abuser, as was Michael Jackson, even though he was acquitted.

True, and my guess is just like OJ made the mistake of thinking, Cosby will think the world still loves him, and things will be back to normal soon just like a narcissist would think.

 

[Rocky1]

Will he get monetary compensation now for the "injustice" he suffered or will he sue?

Some states have "compensation laws" for people that are wrongfully convicted, but PA. is not one of them.

 

[MrsWatson]

Ugh, disgusting.

 

[sds71]

The former "Cosby Show" star was arrested in 2015, when Steele, armed with newly unsealed evidence - the comic's damaging deposition testimony in a lawsuit brought by Constand - brought charges against him days before the 12-year statute of limitations ran out.


But the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said that Steele, who made the decision to arrest Cosby, was obligated to stand by the promise of former D.A. Bruce Castor's promise not to charge Cosby. There was no evidence that promise was ever put in writing.

Justice David Wecht, writing for a split court, said Cosby had relied on the former district attorney's decision not to charge him when the comedian gave his potentially incriminating testimony in the Constand's civil case.

The court called Cosby's arrest "an affront to fundamental fairness, particularly when it results in a criminal prosecution that was forgone for more than a decade."

The justices said that overturning the conviction, and barring any further prosecution, "is the only remedy that comports with society's reasonable expectations of its elected prosecutors and our criminal justice system
Montco DA: Cosby's release is "irrelevant to the facts of the crime"

 

[IceIce9]

He served three years, which is more than some thought he would.

 

[sds71]

@AishaMbTV

Andrea Constand, Bill Cosby’s accuser releases a statement in response to his release today.

https://twitter.com/ConstandAndrea/status/1410347835086811139/photo/1
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[margarita25]

Mama Cosby:

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“FINALLY!!!! A terrible wrong is being righted- a miscarriage of justice is corrected!”

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Phylicia Rashad
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“I fully support survivors of sexual assault coming forward. My post was in no way intended to be insensitive to their truth. Personally, I know from friends and family that such abuse has lifelong residual effects. My heartfelt wish is for healing.”

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[BrownRice]

Must be great to be wealthy in this country.

For sure. And how quickly he was released. You hear about prisoners who are exonerated by DNA or another’s person’s confession and it takes them months to be released!

 

[The Handyman]

Well, I'll say this: let's hope this is a lesson to all the overzealous LE and prosecutors out there who want to arrest people and secure convictions in order to advance political causes or careers. Whatever you may think about this, the fact is we can't just make up the rules as we go to put people in jail we don't like. A lot of people--women especially--have had an emotional, visceral reaction to the Cosby case, but that doesn't mean we can set aside our thinking caps and react just for the sake of reacting.

 

[BrownRice]

Well, I'll say this: let's hope this is a lesson to all the overzealous LE and prosecutors out there who want to arrest people and secure convictions in order to advance political causes or careers. Whatever you may think about this, the fact is we can't just make up the rules as we go to put people in jail we don't like. A lot of people--women especially--have had an emotional, visceral reaction to the Cosby case, but that doesn't mean we can set aside our thinking caps and react just for the sake of reacting.

Yes, that’s true. I believe he’s guilty and should still be in prison. However, our justice system needs to be held to a high degree of integrity and truth seeking. If he was promised immunity in his civil trial without fear of criminal prosecution, then he should not have been brought to trial.

 

[tara83]

To be a sex crime victim and a woman is made very hard in this country.I don't see that ever changing sadly.

 

[BrownRice]

To be a sex crime victim and a woman is made very hard in this country.I don't see that ever changing sadly.

Especially if the perpetrator is a wealthy man. No chance in hell for justice.

 

[Laughing]

Yes, that’s true. I believe he’s guilty and should still be in prison. However, our justice system needs to be held to a high degree of integrity and truth seeking. If he was promised immunity in his civil trial without fear of criminal prosecution, then he should not have been brought to trial.

And the conditions of his testimony should have been shared with the victim & her attorneys --before any agreement with the rapist was finalized.

jmho ymmv lrr

 

[Shamrock1]

If I remember correctly, the deal between Cosby and the previous prosecutor wasn't in writing.

It was a handshake deal that was later corroborated in trial testimony.

 

[mickey2942]

I hope that no one gives him a forum to proclaim his wrongful conviction and the others still in prison, "victims" of the justice system.

 

[Shamrock1]

It’s so distasteful that his family is celebrating - it’s a technicality, not a proclamation of innocence.