Cosby Accuser Did Not Hold Back Her Feelings Following Overturned Conviction

Bill Cosby accuser Andrea Constand whose allegations resulted in the disgraced comeidan landing behind bars, has released a statement along with her attorneys after the 83-year-old was suddenly released from prison.

In her statement which has been posted on Twitter, Constand called the court’s decision “disappointing” and said that “it may discourage those who seek justice for sexual assault in the criminal justice system from reporting or participating in the prosecution of the assailant or may force a victim to choose between filing either a criminal or civil action.”

“On the one hand, the Court acknowledged that the former District Attorney’s decision not to prosecute Mr. Cosby was not a formal agreement and constituted at best a unilateral exercise of prosecutorial discretion not to prosecute at the time,” she continued.

“The Court also acknowledged that it agreed with the lower court’s credibility determinations, but nevertheless precluded a future prosecution, which included additional evidence developed in the civil case.”

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— Andrea C. she/her/they/them (@ConstandAndrea) June 30, 2021

The statement explained that Constand and her attorneys were not privy to discussions “between the former prosecutor and Mr. Cosby or his then criminal counsel, let alone signatories to any agreement of any kind.”

Furthermore, Constand and her counsel allege that they were not asked their thoughts concerning an immunity agreement.

“Once again, we remain grateful to those women who came forward to tell their stories, to DA Kevin Steele and the excellent prosecutors who achieve a conviction at trial, despite the ultimate outcome which resulted from a procedural technicality, and we urge all victims to have their voices heard,” the statement concluded. “We do not intend to make any further comment.”

In 2018, Cosby was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting Constand, a Temple University employee, at his suburban Penn., estate back in 2004 but only served 2 years out of his 3-to-10 year sentance when his conviction was overturned on Wednesday.