NEW YORK: The wife of Bill Cosby today slammed as "mob justice" her husband's conviction by a US jury of sexual assault, attacking the media, prosecutors and his accuser in a tirade-laden statement.
"This is mob justice, not real justice," said Camille Cosby, who has been married to the disgraced megastar for more than half a century.
"This tragedy must be undone not just for Bill Cosby, but for the country," she added in a three-page statement, insisting her husband was innocent.
A 12-member Pennsylvania jury found 80-year-old Cosby guilty on three counts of sexual assault on April 26 for drugging and molesting Andrea Constand at his Philadelphia mansion in January 2004.
The sequestered panel reached a unanimous verdict after 14 hours of deliberations.
Cosby's first trial ended last June with a hung jury.
Camille Cosby called for a "criminal investigation" into the district attorney, accusing his office of an "unethical campaign.
" Without naming her, she accused Constand of lying, and branded her testimony "unsupported by any evidence and riddled with innumerable, dishonest contradictions.
" She also claimed "relentless demonization" by the media against her husband had "eliminated the possibility of a fair trial.
" Couching her husband's treatment as a product of race discrimination, she cited "many tragic instances of our justice system utterly and routinely failing to protect African Americans falsely accused.
" Cosby's wife appeared at his retrial only once, to hear closing statements from the defense.
Her husband remains at home on a USD 1 million bail, pending sentencing.
Each count carries a maximum punishment of 10 years in jail. His lawyers have vowed to appeal.