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After being released from prison Wednesday, Cosby tweeted: I have always maintained my innocence.
Cosby to reunite with wife Camille and his children following his release from prison.
His spokesperson said Cosby couldn t sleep because he was afraid to find his release from prison was a dream.
Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby s sex assault conviction Wednesday, and Cosby was released from a state prison hours later.
Wearing a white T-shirt from his alma mater, Philadelphia s Central High School, Cosby appeared outside his Cheltenham Township home, escorted by his spokesman, Andrew Wyatt, and his appellate attorney, Jennifer Bonjean. He smiled and nodded at supporters but said nothing.
Former Montgomery County D.A. Bruce Castor tells ‘America Reports’ there ‘wasn’t enough evidence to prosecute’ Bill Cosby.
Former Montgomery County, Pa., District Attorney Bruce Castor is fending off a heap of criticism from many who believe him to be the reason Bill Cosby is walking about as a free man after serving two years of a three-to-10-year sentence for alleged sexual assault.
On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out the 83-year-old disgraced actor’s conviction for sexual assault after finding that District Attorney Kevin Steele, the prosecutor who brought the case against Cosby, violated an agreement to not charge him. The deal that was apparently in place was cut by then-District Attorney Castor in 2004 and according to the court, was an agreement that Cosby would not be prosecuted if he entered a deposition despite the deal having never been put in writing.
Bill Cosby reunites with his wife, kids following his release from prison Maria Puente, USA TODAY
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Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby s sex assault conviction Wednesday, and Cosby was released from a state prison hours later.
Wearing a white T-shirt from his alma mater, Philadelphia s Central High School, Cosby appeared outside his Cheltenham Township home, escorted by his spokesman, Andrew Wyatt, and his appellate attorney, Jennifer Bonjean. He smiled and nodded at supporters but said nothing. Today, on this hot day, this is a hot verdict for us that we will forever cherish, Wyatt told reporters.
Opinion by Areva Martin
Bill Cosby’s publicist Andrew Wyatt said that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Cosby’s sexual assault conviction was “justice for Black America.” As a Black woman, I disagree. I understand the inclination to make this claim given the criminal justice system’s well documented history of systemic racism and longstanding mistreatment of Black men. However, contrary to being victimized by the system as many poor and low-income Black defendants are Cosby had the wealth and fame to secure a cadre of private attorneys to pursue every legal option available to him and ultimately to strike alleged deals with prosecutors to evade prosecution.