Cleveland area advocates for sexual assault survivors react to release of Bill Cosby Advocates at the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center hope Cosby's overturned conviction won't discourage survivors from coming forward. Author: Lynna Lai Updated: 1:09 AM EDT July 1, 2021 CLEVELAND — Local advocates of sexual assault survivors reacted to the news Wednesday that 83-year-old actor and comedian Bill Cosby is now a free man, after his conviction was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Cosby's record is wiped clean, and he cannot be retried. "Sexual violence is one of the most underreported crimes, so when a survivor makes that brave decision to report to the criminal justice system, it's one that's well thought out," said Teresa Stafford, Chief Program Officer at the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center. "So I think what happened today only highlights how complicated our criminal justice center is for survivors of sexual violence."