Cosby’s prison release is a ‘battle cry’ for victim rights movement, advocates say

Procedural issue prompted release of a man more than 60 women have accused of rape or sexual assault

Sexual assault advocates and survivors said Bill Cosby's release from prison should be a battle cry" amid concerns the decision could have a chilling effect on survivors seeking to hold their abusers accountable.

Cosby was freed on Wednesday after the supreme court of Pennsylvania reversed his 2018 convictions on charges of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand. Pennsylvania's highest court overturned the conviction because a previous district attorney had promised in 2005 that Cosby would not be charged.