I guess it's the DA's office that can't do that. DA Castor made the deal during the civil trial that Cosby wouldn't be tried in a criminal court based on his testimony during the civil trial. The new DA did not feel they were bound by that decision. Turns out they're incorrect based on the decision handed down today.

Wow indeed!

And it's funny I was just thinking about his old TV show and what the man who was once riding so high had been doing in his private life.

Let's see what develops...

I was so glad when I thought that this was over, but I guess now it's not. Where is the justice?

Another example of rich privilege. I hope his victims can at least sue the crap out of him.

WTH??!! I was just talking with a dear lady I volunteer with whose granddaughter was a victim of abuse at the hands of her stepfather. She unfortunately never got over it despite much counseling and committed suicide at age 22. It just makes me sick when i hear people get away with this.

He's 83. I think his clock has run out anyway. Prison or home...he's done!

I hope he loses everything he owns, probably won't happen as Camille had everything transferred out of his name. I believe she knew something was going on, and chose to have a blind eye.

But I hope ALL of his victims are successful in any lawsuits against him for everything he has and then some.

He's bad enough, and his reputation is ruined. I'm sure he'll claim that this proves his innocence, but it doesn't. But what really gets me, as others have said, is Camille. I just don't get her. Talk about blind loyalty!

Suzique, I don't call Camille's stance loyal, I call it mercenary.

I agree with Zalco. Camille stuck by him and turned a blind eye because he was her ticket to the good life she was used to living. She didn't want to give that up.

>> Suzique, I don't call Camille's stance loyal, I call it mercenary.

I agree 100%. Much better said.

He's a sicko man and it's a slap in the face to the 60 women he assaulted. Phyliss Raschad should be ashamed of herself for her comment. I hope she's vilified too.

"I am so angry...." Why, and angry at whom?

Did you show any anger when 15yr old Mary Vincent was raped and her arms were cut off and released after 9 years? I wanted the guy executed and my anger was directed toward the judge.

In the case with Cosby I'm a little discussed at the prosecutor who did what he knew was constitutional to allow this to happen. As the court said it doesn't vindicate Cosby of the crimes.

He will die at home instead of prison, not right for sure. Sucks for the victims. He most likely will not live to see the court cases that could come ahead. Since they do move quickly with the courts.

"He most likely will not live to see the court cases that could come ahead."

Depending upon the jurisdiction of potential charges against Cosby, the Statute of Limitations may come into play. This article on Mother Jones gives a state-by-state breakdown.

it made me sick to my stomach as I was a victim and I was only 12 years old. Disgusting!!!!

I don't like that he went free, but... he is never really going to have his freedom and happiness back. He's going to be treated as guilty like OJ Simpson was. He's going going to die knowing people don't respect him.

Suzique, I don't call Camille's stance loyal, I call it mercenary.

For those of you that have been married for a long time, would you stand by your husband? If so, would this be mercenary or honoring your vows? What is the difference? They have been married for 57 years, should she now divorce him?

Would this be enough for you to walk away?

He told the court when pleading for mercy he had lost his sight. it appears he got it back. Also follow the money.…

sometimes the worst human beings - who have rights - become victims of an over zealous justice system.

Yes, I would have left him early on when I knew what he had done. He was not only immoral he was behaving criminally. I would not be a partner to that. I would have found my own way in life for myself and my children.

I don't think posters here are getting the dichotomy of this man. His wife and evidently Phylicia know Cosby one way and that way is in complete opposition to the man who stands accused. It's very easy for those who only know him via media to claim we know how we would feel. Would we stand behind our husband accused?? Pretty sure Camille feels she knows Bill better than any human alive and she appears to believe he is innocent. If we were talking parent/child I hope we would see how a parent would continue to love a child at that level even knowing they had behaved horribly. Some of the most evil in our society walk among us as assumed saints.

I find it hard to believe his wife did not know this years ago.

He does not "stand accused". He was convicted.

His wife could/would/should have known that he was cheating on her at the time. She may not have known he was a rapist.

cosby using drugs first to weaken his rape victims should have locked him up for life.

This really disgusts me. I’m upset at the prosecution, not the decision to free him assuming there’s legally just cause. With these stories, I always picture myself as the victim of an overzealous prosecutor, and like to think there are still protections against that.

As for Cosby, I expect he’ll surround himself with loved ones who support him, or those that will financially benefit by supporting him. But he knows what he did, and he knows that we know. He’ll never be the respected man, his reputation will be forever tarnished. He’s out of jail but his punishment is not over.

Overturned and released on a procedural technicality - as so many convicted criminals, even murderers, have been. Totally the fault of the DA.

Any man who could justify Cosby's actions will surely view this as exoneration. How disgusting!

This really disgusts me. I’m upset at the prosecution, not the decision to free him assuming there’s legally just cause.

Exactly.

I've had a lifetime of recurring shock and disgust each time I've learned of any kind of sexual misconduct, workplace harassments and power-fueled behavior, and the like. Rape and sexual predation among those who outwardly seem to be normal citizens is a whole other thing but not any less disgusting. Whether in the news or, sadly, among people I've known and worked with.

Such actions are so immediately out of bounds and improper in my mind that I can only wonder how any male can act that way. Or, in many cases, act that way repeatedly.

With my permanent skepticism and dismay over how our societal institutions too often don't work, the outrages for me are the conduct. Whatever does or doesn't happen in the justice system is a different story. I'm never optimistic that the right outcomes can be expected for any criminal or civil action. The rule of law needs to prevail and there are strict rules under the law for prosecutions and trials that must be followed to the letter. These rules of conduct and application of the law are themselves the subject of the very trials in which the transgression is in the docket and can have a greater influence on a trial outcome that the transgression itself.

I believe he will get what's coming to him. He may not have long to live at his age anyway.

It's in God's hands now, he will not get away from his punishment.

>> My vows do not include supporting a man who assaults people. I say this as a practicing Catholic. Do not bother calling me a cafeteria Catholic or any such. Religion without reason is meaningless to me, as well as to the priests and nuns who taught me.

i completely agree. HE broke the marriage vows. My vows to my husband and in front of my God are over when he breaks the "contract". Strand by your man? Nope - not happening when he's that kind of a man. Repeatedly! She couldn't possibly be so blind. Blech on both of them.

I don't know why I am surprised, this stuff happens way too often. Slap on the wrist or short jail time for these sick individuals. They get out and the next time they just kill their victims so there is no one to testify against them.

I read in a news story today that Howard University made Phylicia Rashad a dean recently. They weren't happy about her tweet, or whatever it was.

We live in a world where Britney Spears has people controlling her uterus, but Bill Cosby is free. Got it.

this is what is going around social media right now.

The media fails to mention that B.S. is mentally ill.

this doesn't surprise me in the least and in fact, the only thing that does is the fact that it didn't happen sooner. somewhere along the way, his attorney(s) dropped the ball early on when they didn't ask for a dismissal of the charges in lieu of the agreement by the former prosecutor to not charge him criminally. to me, that makes it even worse for his victims knowing that such a "deal" was ever entered into.

double jeopardy does not apply in cases where a person has been convicted, it only applies if there is an acquittal. that being said, because of the "deal", he can't legally be tried again anyway. there have been times when a defendant has been acquitted of murder, has eventually admitted guilt and remained free because he can't be tried again. unfair, yes, but it's how the ball bounces in our "justice" system.

i don't know what the statute of limitations is concerning civil suits (it's state-by-state) but i suspect that statute has long since run on any claims by the women he assaulted.

heard a blip on the news last night that he wants to go back on the stage. i guess he's been miraculously cured of his blindness and the ravages of old age that made him look like he could barely put one foot in front of the other. he's a total waste of space and while i'm not normally a vindictive person, i hope he dies alone, miserable and in pain.

I heard on the news that the house Cosby went to first was not his home and he was going to Massachusetts (?) to see his wife, who he had not seen since entering prison.

Can't speak to the veracity of that statement.

He has a home in PA and another in Massachusetts. And yes, his spokesperson said that he had not seen his wife in 3 years. Maybe she isn't quite so welcoming as was thought before. Maybe he's going to crawl and grovel in front of her. I can just imagine that the scene was cold enough to usher in a new Ice Age. (I hope)

What sickens me is that the man was so smug before he was accused of such revolting behavior. He held himself up as being a family man, a role model for others, an ideal father and husband. Meanwhile behind the scenes his true behavior was despicable. He deserved to rot behind bars until his last day.

Who knows what is going theough Camille’s mind. They did lose a son in a car accident, as I recall, so she’s had a lot of sadness in her life.

I thought the son was shot.

Lily. that may be. Was someone trying to steal his car? will google.

Yes, son was murdered while changing a tire on his car on the highway. The same year his daughter died from renal failure. Sad losses for any family.

When I see him I just want to punch his big fat face!!!!

JMO but it's as bad as Presidents who pardon known criminals

"The media fails to mention that B.S. is mentally ill."

People with THAT kind of money...are pretty much living on a different planet. :0) She doesn't wear a vial of blood around her neck. She didn't ask her dental assistant to carry her baby or molest young boys. Hollywood = Hollyweird

Nothing that has happened in this man's life excuses what he has done. He is rich. He will likely continue to get away with it. I don't get it. Why all the rapes? The ones who have accused him have to be a tiny percentage of those he has harmed. I hate this person. He disgusts me.

that is all I can do. His wife disgusts me. No vow keeps you welded to such a person.

Much to my disgust, I personally know one of his lawyers and found out seeing him in a picture with Cosby at his house.

It's awful. Soul crushing. I feel for his victims. It seems as wealth and power have won again.

JMO but it's as bad as Presidents who pardon known criminals

Aren't all people who get Presidential pardons criminals?