'SUCKER PUNCH'
Bill Cosby’s accusers hold vigil to protest ‘broken justice’ after his release from prison
A GROUP of women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault held a vigil to protest the comedian's release from prison.
The accusers gathered at the Independence Mall in Philadelphia on Saturday night to protest Pennsylvania's highest court ruling to overturn the 's conviction.
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The women held signs that read, "Bill Cosby: America's Predator," and, "Serial Rapist Cosby Freed = No Justice."
One of the women who accused Cosby is actress Lili Bernard who starred in The Cosby Show as Mrs Minifield in 1984.
She said the court's decision struck her like a ''gut punch, a sucker punch.''
"I have six children. I was trying to go about my morning as a mom," she told the
"I’m trying to gather myself, and I’m just sobbing."
The vigil also included a performance, where three women wearing blindfolds and white dresses, froze in poses of agony while holding the ''broken'' scales of justice, Bernard said.
Former Playboy model who accused Bill Cosby of drugging and raping her said the ruling was the latest in a long line of failures of the American justice system to protect women and that cases where accused men walk free prevent victims from coming forward.
''We turn the pain on ourselves because we don’t have anyone else to help us,'' she told the outlet.
''We need to put the legal system on notice.''
She had previously slammed Cosby's release ''
She told ABC at the time: "My stomach is lurching and I am deeply distressed, he's a sociopath, he's a serial rapist."
The vigil came ten days after the comedian's as he had his sexual assault conviction on a technicality after serving two years of a three to 10-year sentence.
He was pictured in Philadelphia and said: "I never changed my stance nor my story."
His including Andrea Constand who said could discourage sexual assault victims from seeking justice through the courts in the future.
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"It may discourage those who seek justice for sexual assault in the criminal justice system from reporting or participating in the prosecution of the assailant or may force a victim to choose between filing either a criminal or civil action," she told .
Last week Cosby fired off a accusing the "mainstream media" of "irresponsibly" misleading the public about him and with women.
Meanwhile, Cosby's spokesperson has revealed that the comedian in compensation for the time he spent behind bars.
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