Kirkpatrick herself said: “He thought he could bury us. He didn’t know we were seeds. We are sprouting up. We are looking for reform, uncovering the rape culture in this country where victims are blamed and shamed.”
Yet another Cosby accuser, Beth Ferrier, also had words about the mistrial: “The day has finally come that now the world can see firsthand why so many survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and rape wait to report.”
Law professor, Carl Tobias asserted his lack of surprise about the mistrial: “When a jury deliberates that long and hard, it often does not convict,” he noted.
Judge O’Neill will be scheduling a new trial within the next four months.
