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Feden recounts: “I asked her why, and she said, ‘You know, it’s my civic duty.’ It was a humanity thing. It was admirable. It was emotional.”
“Her heart was so pure and so strong, and her bravery and courage so amazing,” says Feden, adding that Constand likened pursuing the charges again to being like “opening a wound.”
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Constand ‘Very Pleased’ with Sentence: Prosecutor
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Feden also praises the #MeToo movement, saying, “It’s such a dynamic and powerful movement,” and says, “This conviction, this sentence, raises awareness and gives victims and survivors hope.”
Prosecutors asked for a sentence of five to 10 years, but Feden says Constand and her parents were “very pleased” with the sentence.
“The judge acknowledged her survivorship, her pain, her cooperation,” Feden says, adding that the judge quoted from the victim impact statement Constand submitted.
In her statement, Constand wrote, “When the sexual assault happened, I was a young woman brimming with confidence and looking forward to a future bright with possibilities. Now, almost 15 years later, I’m a middle-aged woman who’s been stuck in a holding pattern most of her adult life, unable to heal fully or to move forward.”
source: people.com
