Bill Cosby was released from prison Wednesday after Pennsylvania s highest court overturned his sexual assault conviction, saying the disgraced actor s due process rights were violated.
Bill Cosby will be released after the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania vacated his conviction and judgment of sentence, according to Stacey Witalec, spokesman for Pennsylvania s highest court. Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images
The stunning decision in the case of the man once known as America s Dad reverses the first high-profile celebrity criminal trial of the #MeToo era.
The panel of Pennsylvania State Supreme Court judges said in their opinion that the former Montgomery County district attorney s decision to not prosecute Cosby in 2005 in return for his deposition in a civil case was ultimately used against him at trial, the judges said.
Bill Cosby, center, and spokesperson Andrew Wyatt, right, approach members of the media gathered outside the home of the entertainer in Elkins Park, Pa., Wednesday, June 30. Pennsylvania s highest court has overturned comedian Cosby s sex assault conviction. The 83-year-old Cosby had served more than two years at the state prison near Philadelphia and was released.
Updated June 30, 2021 at 5:36 PM ET
Comedian Bill Cosby has been released from prison after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday vacated the indecent assault conviction against him.
The court s decision upends the long-running legal battle against the once-beloved actor, whose conviction marked a major milestone in the #MeToo movement after he was accused of sexual misconduct by dozens of women stretching back decades.
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Cosby attorney: We ve said from day one, we just didn t think he was treated fairly
Brian Perry, one of Bill Cosby s attorneys, addressed the media this afternoon alongside the disgraced comedian, saying the system has to be fair, and fortunately the Supreme Court agreed with us. We ve said from day one, we just didn t think he was treated fairly. And that.the system has to be fair, and fortunately the Supreme Court agreed with us, Perry said. He s happy, his wife is happy. The system only works if it s fair to all sides. That s the bottom line.
Bill Cosby Released from Prison After Having His Conviction Overturned - Corrections Dept. Thu 01st July 2021 | 12:20 AM
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 01st July, 2021) Actor and comedian Bill Cosby has been released from prison following the Pennsylvania Supreme Court s decision to overturn his 2018 sexual assault conviction, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections said on Wednesday. Mr. Cosby was released from SCI Phoenix just before 2:30 p.m., the department said on their official Twitter account.
Cosby was convicted of sexual assault using incriminating statements that he made during a previous civil suit under oath, based on a decision by the then-District Attorney not to charge him criminally.
“The news that convicted sex offender,
Bill Cosby, will have his conviction vacated has sent shockwaves throughout America, devastating not only Andrea Constand, but other women who have alleged sexual assault by him, and all women who have been sexually assaulted or fear that they will be,” says Forensic Psychiatrist,
Carole Lieberman, M.D., M.P.H., who has testified as an expert witness in countless trials of sexual harassment / assault /abuse and rape – for both the alleged victim and the alleged perpetrator.
“If the suddenly discovered evidence, or evidence that is suddenly give more credence, is real, then why wasn’t it brought out further in trial – or why didn’t the defense ask the judge to recuse himself if they thought they saw ongoing judicial misconduct?”