The judges wrote that a “non-prosecution agreement” had been struck, and barred the case from retrial.
Writing for a panel of state supreme court judges, Judge David Wecht said the court made its decision after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented Cosby from being charged.
“My heart especially goes out to those who bravely testified in both of his criminal cases,” she said.
Lawyer Gloria Allred, who represented many of Cosby’s accusers, said the decision must be “devastating” for those women.
“It’s a gut-punch. What does it say about women’s words, a woman’s value, all the lives that he damaged? It’s outrageous. I’m infuriated,” she said.
Victoria Valentino, who accused Cosby of assaulting her, told CNN that she was “absolutely shocked, stunned” by the court’s decision.
“We are deeply disappointed in today’s ruling by the Pennsylvania supreme court, and by the message this decision sends to the brave survivors who came forward to seek justice for what Bill Cosby did to them. This is not justice,” said Scott Berkowitz, the president of Rainn, a leading US o...
Advocates for victims of sexual crimes and women who have accused Cosby of assaulting them, however, were incandescent.
Cosby’s conviction was overturned on a legal technicality. In chaotic scenes outside his house, members of his legal team shouted out comments such as “crooked judge”, “crooked district attorney” and one individual, who could not immediately be identified, called out “what we saw toda...
In bright sunshine, wearing a white sweatshirt and looking frail, Cosby was assisted in walking to the gates of the property by a group of his lawyers and family, where he stood before a clutch of journalists, smiling but not saying anything.
On Wednesday afternoon, Cosby was released and returned to his home in Elkins Park, on the outskirts of Philadelphia.
Cosby has served more than two years of a three- to 10-year sentence at a state prison near Philadelphia. He had vowed to serve all 10 years rather than acknowledge any remorse over the 2004 encounter with accuser Andrea Constand.
Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction on Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case.
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Menteri Kesehatan RI Budi Gunadi Sadikin menyampaikan, vaksin Pfizer masuk ke Indonesia pada Agustus 2021. Dalam waktu dekat ini pun Indonesia akan kedatangan vaksin AstraZeneca.
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