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‘SHAME ON THE COURT AND THIS DECISION’

HE SHUFFLED quietly towards the front gate of his house, smiling and nodding at the gawkers, supporters and reporters. It was a sight few people ever expected to see – and one which has enraged the dozens of women who say he ruined their lives.

The unexpected release of Bill Cosby – the once beloved sitcom superstar dubbed “America’s Dad” – dealt a body blow to the Me Too and Time’s Up movements, with women saying his freedom is exactly why rape survivors are reluctant to come forward.

Cosby, now 84 and legally blind, served nearly three years of a 10-year sentence for

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