--- description: Andrea Constand had a vindicated smile. Lili Bernard was in disbelief. Here's how Bill Cosby's accusers reacted when he was found guilty title: ‘My Faith in Humanity Is Restored.’ Bill Cosby Accusers Feel Vindicated After Guilty Verdict image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf52fa6fcf557ae89/69892ed34ee2628245311a09/andrea-constand.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Crime](/tag/crime/) ## Crime Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # ‘My Faith in Humanity Is Restored.’ Bill Cosby Accusers Feel Vindicated After Guilty Verdict  by [Jamie Ducharme](/author/jamie-ducharme/)  ## Jamie Ducharme Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Apr 26, 2018 7:22 PM CUT  Andrea Constand leaves courtroom A after testifying in the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial. Andrea Constand leaves courtroom A after testifying in the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial.Pool—Getty Images  by [Jamie Ducharme](/author/jamie-ducharme/)  ## Jamie Ducharme Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Apr 26, 2018 7:22 PM CUT Moments after actor Bill Cosby [was found guilty of drugging and molesting a woman](http://time.com/5256243/bill-cosby-trial/ "undefined") more than a decade ago, his accusers reacted with a mix of tears and jubilation outside the Pennsylvania courthouse. A jury concluded Thursday that Cosby sexually violated Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004, finding him guilty on three counts of indecent assault that could put him in jail for up to 30 years. Constand left the courtroom smiling broadly — a feeling apparently shared by several fellow Cosby accusers who were on hand during the trial. > [](https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/989567558465589248) “I feel like I’m dreaming. Can you pinch me? I feel like my faith in humanity is restored,” accuser Lili Bernard told MSNBC, adding the verdict is “also a victory for all sexual assault survivors, female and male. It’s a victory for womanhood.” [Bernard accused Cosby](http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-bernard-bill-cosby-racism-20170607-story.html "undefined"), now 80, of drugging and raping her ahead of a guest appearance on _the Cosby Show_ in the early ’90s. > [](https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/989570903561457664) Footage captured by ABC News showed other accusers collapsing in tears outside the courtroom after Cosby’s guilty verdict was handed down. > [](https://twitter.com/ABC/status/989568787799248898) Gloria Allred, the lawyer who has represented numerous Cosby accusers for years, spoke outside the courthouse, flanked by a number of the women who have spoken out against the disgraced actor and comedian. She said the verdict is the happiest she’s been about a court decision in 42 years. “Justice has been done and we are very, very happy and proud of this result,” Allred said. “We are so happy that finally can we say women are believed and not only on #MeToo, but in a court of law.” The decision comes less than a year after Cosby’s [original trial ended with a hung jury.](http://time.com/4824997/andrea-constand-tweets-bill-cosby-mistrial/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5256401/bill-cosby-accusers-trial-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5256401/bill-cosby-accusers-trial-reactions/"},"headline":"‘My Faith in Humanity Is Restored.’ Bill Cosby Accusers Feel Vindicated After Guilty Verdict","datePublished":"2018-04-26T19:22:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T20:06:11.143Z","description":"Some broke down in tears","url":"https://time.com/5256401/bill-cosby-accusers-trial-reactions/","keywords":["Crime","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf52fa6fcf557ae89/69892ed34ee2628245311a09/andrea-constand.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jamie Ducharme","jobTitle":"Ducharme is a contributor to TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/jamie-ducharme/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf52fa6fcf557ae89/69892ed34ee2628245311a09/andrea-constand.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Jury Expected To Begin Deliberations In Bill Cosby Indecent Assault Trial","caption":"Jury Expected To Begin Deliberations In Bill Cosby Indecent Assault Trial","creditText":"Pool—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/crime/","name":"Crime"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5256401/bill-cosby-accusers-trial-reactions/","name":"‘My Faith in Humanity Is Restored.’ Bill Cosby Accusers Feel Vindicated After Guilty Verdict"}}]}] ```