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This document appears to be a page from a legal filing in the Ghislaine Maxwell case (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE) that references the Bill Cosby case as legal precedent. It details the testimony of former DA Bruce Castor regarding his 2005 decision not to prosecute Cosby, arguing that this was done to strip Cosby of Fifth Amendment privileges and aid the victim (Constand) in a civil suit. The text highlights a 2015 email from Castor to DA Risa Vetri Ferman asserting that he had bound the Commonwealth against future state prosecution.

People (5)

Name Role Context
Mr. Castor Former District Attorney/Prosecutor
Testified regarding the intent of a press release and decision not to prosecute Cosby to remove 5th Amendment privile...
Ms. Constand Victim/Litigant
Mentioned as the victim in the civil suit against Cosby.
Bill Cosby Defendant
Referred to as [Cosby]; subject of the investigation and civil suit.
Risa Vetri Ferman District Attorney
Recipient of an email from Mr. Castor in September 2015.
Attorney Phillips Lawyer
Mentioned in the block quote as agreeing to the arrangement.

Organizations (3)

Name Type Context
Philadelphia Inquirer
Published an article in 2016 quoting Castor.
Commonwealth
Refers to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which Castor claimed to bind against prosecution.
District Attorney's Office
Office handling the prosecution/investigation.

Timeline (3 events)

2005
Original decision by Castor not to prosecute Cosby.
Montgomery County
2014-11
Media contacts Castor following a comedian's joke about Cosby.
Unknown
Mr. Castor Media
2015-12
Arrest of Bill Cosby.
Unknown

Locations (1)

Location Context
Location associated with potential prosecution.

Relationships (2)

Mr. Castor Professional/Colleague Risa Vetri Ferman
Castor sent an unsolicited email to Ferman regarding past legal decisions.
Mr. Castor Prosecutor/Victim Ms. Constand
Castor made legal decisions regarding the prosecution of Constand's assailant.

Key Quotes (4)

"I intentionally and specifically bound the Commonwealth that there would be no state prosecution of"
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"I concluded that the best way to achieve justice was to create an atmosphere where [Constand] would have the best chance of prevailing in a civil suit against Cosby."
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"He testified that he did not learn the investigation had been reopened until he read in the paper that [Cosby] was arrested in December 2015"
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"The reason he had declined the charges was to strip Mr. Cosby of his Fifth Amendment privilege."
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