Sexual Abuse/Assault in the News

[allegro]

ARE YOU FUCKING SHITTING ME.

God this country's justice system is such a fucking utter joke. I hope that shit head gets Covid instantly and dies alone in his big empty mansion. I just really feel for all his victim's today, having to watch his ass get to walk free on some fucking loophole shit from 2005 or whenever the fuck. Dude has been in prison for how long now, is GUILTY of it, so who fucking cares about the deal. Should have died in that cell, honestly. This is fucking insane.

It’s a technicality that the prosecution should have seen coming.

Here’s what happened, in simple terms:

Andrea Constand sued Bill Cosby in civil court in 2005.

Constand also filed a criminal complaint, and an investigation was conducted, but police found insufficient evidence and the case was closed (the prosecutor declined to pursue the case).

During the civil proceedings, depositions were taken and in order for the case to move forward, Cosby had to either waive his 5th amendment right to self-incrimination or get a “no prosecution agreement” wherein the plaintiff in the civil case agrees that she will not bring forth criminal charges against him. Because he’s about to be under oath in a deposition. So they did the no prosecution agreement. And Constand settled for over $3.8 million.

But, in like 2018, a NEW prosecutor came in. Constand’s team got the deposition transcripts unsealed (long story) and the new prosecutor said he thought there WAS sufficient evidence so he filed charges against Cosby.

But the only reason those dep transcripts exist is because Cosby agreed to a dep because of a no prosecution agreement.

The guy spent over two years in prison, he paid nearly $4 million to Constand, his career is ruined, he has terrible health. Justice was served. A jury of his peers found him guilty. Dying in prison isn’t necessary for punitive measures in this case. Sure, there will be Cosby apologists and supporters. He was already bound to get out early based on behavior and his health. But he was not exonerated.