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#MeToo trends as Bill Cosby walks free from jail

"I am furious to hear this news. I personally know women who this man drugged and raped while unconscious. Shame on the court and this decision."

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2021-07-01 14:04
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Pennsylvania’s highest court has thrown out Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and released him from prison, ruling that the prosecutor who brought the case was bound by his predecessor’s agreement not to charge the TV star.

It is a stunning reversal of fortune for the comedian once known as “America’s Dad”. The news prompted #Metoo to trend again on twitter as many people were shocked and appalled by the decision.

The 83-year-old flashed the V-for-victory sign to a helicopter overhead as he walked into his suburban Philadelphia home after serving nearly three years of a three to 10-year sentence for drugging and violating Temple University sports administrator Andrea Constand in 2004.

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The first celebrity tried and convicted in the #MeToo era had no comment as he arrived, and just smiled and nodded later at a news conference outside, where his lawyer Jennifer Bonjean said: “We are thrilled to have Mr Cosby home. He served three years of an unjust sentence and he did it with dignity and principle.”

Not home free

Gloria Allred, the high-powered lawyer who represented many of Bill Cosby’s accusers, has warned the comedian is “not home free” despite being released from prison.

Cosby, an entertainer once known as “America’s Dad,” arrived home on Wednesday after Pennsylvania’s highest court threw out his sexual assault conviction.

It ruled the 83-year-old had been denied a fair trial in 2018. Cosby had served three years of a three to 10-year sentence.

Allred, a celebrity lawyer and women’s rights activist, said the conviction being overturned on technical grounds “did not vindicate (his) conduct and should not be interpreted as a statement or a finding that he did not engage in the acts of which he has been accused”.

Speaking during a press conference held over Zoom from Los Angeles, Allred said now Cosby’s criminal case was over, she could pursue a civil complaint against the star.

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Cosby statement

After being released, Cosby appeared in a press conference outside his suburban Philadelphia home covered live by the major US TV networks.

However, he did not speak, instead relying on spokesman Andrew Wyatt.

A message has since been posted on Cosby’s official Twitter account, thanking fans who stood by him “through this ordeal”.

It said: “I have never changed my stance nor my story. I have always maintained my innocence. Thank you to all my fans, supporters and friends who stood by me through this ordeal.

“Special thanks to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for upholding the rule of law.”

I have never changed my stance nor my story. I have always maintained my innocence.
Thank you to all my fans, supporters and friends who stood by me through this ordeal. Special thanks to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for upholding the rule of law. #BillCosby pic.twitter.com/bxELvJWDe5

— Bill Cosby (@BillCosby) June 30, 2021

Reactions

Here’s what people had to say about the ruling:

1.

I guess we now know the answer to whether #MeToo went too far, for all the op-ed columnists who kept asking.

— Joe Berkowitz (@JoeBerkowitz) June 30, 2021

2.

I am furious to hear this news. I personally know women who this man drugged and raped while unconscious. Shame on the court and this decision. #TimesUp #MeToo

Bill Cosby to Be Freed as Court Overturns His Sex Assault Conviction – The New York Times https://t.co/W34edMi1vw

— Amber Tamblyn (@ambertamblyn) June 30, 2021

3.

I stand with these women and all survivors. You are not alone. I’m so sorry you have to go through this. #MeToo #BelieveWomen pic.twitter.com/9suiMeegCG

— John Connolly (@johnmconnollyjr) June 30, 2021

4.

So the one big sentencing from the #MeToo movement has been overturned?
Somehow people are still going to ask why women don’t come forward earlier about sexual assault.

— Chuck Grassley’s Pidgin (@ChucksPidgin) June 30, 2021

5.

From #MeToo to #FuckYou in 2 years.

— Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) June 30, 2021

6.

THIS is why women do not come forward.https://t.co/6WXe4UmWXt

— E. Jean Carroll (@ejeancarroll) June 30, 2021

7.

??50+ grown women came forward and told how a bad man raped them. THIS is why some little girls don’t tell. #MeToo pic.twitter.com/yO6lfhua9y

— ??Mistress Lilith Abi?? (@Lillysbookshelf) June 30, 2021

8.

What also bothers me is the amount of males on here celebrating his release.

— Bring Back Decency (@CelebStylist) June 30, 2021

Related: PMQs : ‘They jabber’ says PM – to cheers – after dodging questions why virtually no rape cases end in conviction

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