Victim of Bill Cosby Andrea Constand Responds to Release | gossip

entertainment">In a statement she shared on social media, Constand writes that she fears the ruling will mean fewer victims of sexual assault will take legal action, or will feel compelled to choose between a civil case and criminal proceedings. .

entertainment">The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Cosby should not have been prosecuted for the abuse of Constand because he signed an agreement in a 2005 civil lawsuit that stated that he would not be charged further. In her statement Wednesday, Constand emphasized that she and her lawyers were not aware of the agreement at the time and were not involved in the consultations about it. She points out that the court acknowledged that the 2005 accord was “not a formal immunity agreement” but “a unilateral exercise of discretion at best not to prosecute at the time.”

entertainment">In the statement, Constand thanked the other women who shared their stories about Cosby and the prosecutors in her case “who reached a conviction even though a formal error ultimately led to a different outcome.” She also says she does not want to make any further statements about the case.

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