More than 60 women have come forward accusing the star of wrongdoing, including drugging, sexual misconduct, rape, child sexual abuse, and battery. Although the charges in question only pertained to the alleged assault of Constand, five additional women who claimed Cosby abused them in a similar manner in the 1980’s were able to testify in an attempt to prove a pattern of behavior, the AP noted. In their decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court also said they disagreed with the judge’s decision to allow the additional women to testify.
2. Cosby Cannot Be Tried Again For These Charges, An Intentional Move By The Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Now, reader, I know what you may be thinking – “Why didn’t the court simply retry the case?” Although in their decision, the judges stated they considered such a move, they ultimately concluded that overturning Cosby’s conviction would be the best course of action considering they deemed his due process rights were violated. “He must be discharged, and any future prosecution on these particular charges must be barred,” they wrote of Cosby, who had already served two years of his 3-10 year sentence. “We do not dispute that this remedy is both severe and rare. But it is warranted here, indeed compelled.”
Anticipating the anger of the general public surrounding the gut-wrenching nature of both Constand’s story and those of the other women who say the star sexually abused, raped, and drugged them, among other heartbreaking allegations, the court elaborated on their choice, noting that while accountability is important, it shouldn’t surpass due process.
“It cannot be gainsaid that society holds a strong interest in the prosecution of crimes,” the decision continued. “It is also true that no such interest, however important, ever can eclipse society’s interest in ensuring that the constitutional rights of the people are vindicated. Society’s interest in prosecution does not displace the remedy due to constitutionally aggrieved persons.”
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