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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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Court filing / legal exhibit (excerpt from commonwealth v. cosby opinion filed in us v. maxwell)
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Summary
This document is a page from a legal filing in the Ghislaine Maxwell case (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE), likely submitted by the defense. It contains an excerpt from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion regarding Bill Cosby, detailing former DA Bruce Castor's testimony that he intentionally issued a press release in 2005 declining to prosecute Cosby to prevent him from invoking the Fifth Amendment in a civil lawsuit filed by Andrea Constand. The document highlights Castor's strategy to 'set up the dominoes' to force Cosby to testify civilly by removing the threat of criminal prosecution.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Cosby | Subject of investigation |
Subject of a non-prosecution decision by DA Castor to force testimony in a civil suit.
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| Mr. Castor | District Attorney (Montgomery County) |
Testified regarding his strategy to decline prosecution to prevent Cosby from pleading the Fifth Amendment.
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| Ms. Constand | Victim/Plaintiff |
The individual whose attorneys requested the press release to aid in a civil suit.
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| Ms. Ferman | Colleague/Attorney |
Someone Castor likely discussed legal analysis with, though he lacked specific recollection.
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Organizations (3)
Timeline (1 events)
2005-02-17
Mr. Castor issued a signed press release declining to prosecute Mr. Cosby.
Montgomery County
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
Relationships (2)
Castor made a binding legal decision not to prosecute Cosby to force civil testimony.
Castor communicated with Constand's attorneys regarding the press release language.
Key Quotes (4)
"Mr. Cosby would never be allowed to assert the Fifth Amendment in the civil case."Source
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Quote #1
"Mr. Castor testified that he signed the press release at the request of Ms. Constand’s attorneys in order to bind the Commonwealth so it “would be evidence that they could show to a civil judge that Cosby is not getting prosecuted.”"Source
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Quote #2
"I operated under the certainty that a civil suit was coming and set up the dominoes to fall in such a way that Mr. Cosby would be required to testify."Source
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Quote #3
"District Attorney Castor cautions all parties to this matter that he will reconsider this decision should the need arise."Source
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Quote #4
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