* Cosby was released from SCI Phoenix in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, two years into his 10 year sentence
* He was convicted in 2018 of sexually assaulting and drugging Andrea Constand at his Pennsylvania estate
* Dozens of other women accused him of sexual assault but none have had their claims prosecuted because they fell outside the statute of limitations
* Cosby appealed his conviction on two counts; he said in 2005, the then Montgomery County DA Bruce Castor made a 'deal' with him not to prosecute
* The deal wasn't written down anywhere - it comes from Castor announcing that he wasn't going to bring charges after Constand reported her claims
* Cosby also said it wasn't fair that the jury heard from 5 other women at his trial who said he'd assaulted them
* Those women all claimed he'd attacked them in the 1980s after giving them drugs
* The PA Supreme Court didn't rule on whether or not their testimony was fair and only focused on Castor
* They ruled that by making his promise, Castor led Cosby to deliberately believe he wouldn't be charged
* As a result, Cosby made remarks in a 2005 deposition that were self-incriminating, and he was later charged
Bill Cosby flashed a peace sign to news crews on Wednesday as he arrived home after being released from prison in Pennsylvania, hours after the state's Supreme Court overturned his sexual assault conviction because a former prosecutor promised him that he wouldn't be charged in 2005 and lulled him into incriminating himself - a decision that has 'shocked and disgusted' the disgraced comedian's accusers.
Cosby was jailed in 2018 for sexually assaulting Andrea Constand, who had reported her claims to the police in 2005.
The murky legal explanation for why Cosby was released hinges on a statement made in 2005 by former Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor, who decided not to charge Cosby because he thought there wasn't enough corroborating evidence to back up Constand's claims.
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Update #1: Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sex conviction overturned (AP)
Update #2: Bill Cosby released from prison after Pa. Supreme Court overturns sexual assault conviction (Philadelphia Inquirer)
WNU Editor: I know this post has nothing to do with defense/military/wars/and national security. But I have always been fascinated with American law and culture, and this is an incredible case. It is not over yet. And yes, there are going to be a lot of angry people with the release of Bill Cosby.
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I grew up with Bill Cosby. Watching his Saturday morning cartoon, Fat Albert, later on the Cosby Show and always his hilarious stand up routines where he just told funny stories about his children and family.
His son was murdered on the side of a California freeway in 1997 and his daughter died just a couple years ago from kidney failure.
It was a sad situation learning of his sexual misconduct/assaults and then watching him go to jail.
I'm not one of the people angry about his release. I just hope he and his victims can move on and accept that they did sentence a 83 year old man to 2 years in prison.
I was just about to say fck that guy and send him back to prison.. don't care how old he is
But
1) the media just constantly lies and everything I know about him/ this case I know through the media.
2) women do lie, a lot.
3) I've seen first hand and have experienced first hand such lies, it happens a lot, so let me stress that point lol
4) during the kavanaugh trial that lady looked out of her mind and even her friends wouldn't put credit to her claim and spoke about "her" truth, not truth. Her truth.
5) many women also dream of rape fantasies, most men know such women and have been asked to tie them up and engage in such role play. It's very common and sometimes these dreams become over years some sort of freakish lived reality, where the brain thinks it happened
Having said all that, I wish those ladies would've come forward years ago not when it seemed somewhat convenient all at a time and with no evidence.
There has to be evidence.
There has to be due process.
Because women lie. A lot. And many are sick. (Just as many men are sick but talking about the sickness of the fairer gender is taboo somehow)
Yeah. I know what ya mean Russ. Some icons, should one come to know some things about them, require an adjustment. I do know he was a big favorite once upon a time.
The law worked correctly. Cosby belongs in jail, but the statute of limitations run out and the evidence was collected incorrectly.
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