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Gooding Jr. avoids jail in forcible touching case
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(13 Oct 2022)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York – 13 October 2022
1. Wide pan of Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. walking out of the courtroom
HEADLINE TEXT: No jail time for Gooding Jr. over sexual misconduct
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Frank Rothman, Attorney for Cuba Gooding Jr.:
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"I think that's ... I think that's the endgame here is to get back to work. Yeah. Yeah, it would make sense. I mean, he's a talented actor and this has obviously prevented him from working. And hopefully now ... now that the charges have essentially been dismissed, he can go back to work."
3. Pan of attorney Gloria Allred and her client Kelsey Harbert, sexual assault victim of Cuba Gooding Jr., walking out of the courtroom
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Frank Rothman, Attorney for Cuba Gooding Jr.:
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"No. The charges were dismissed. There were ... there were three victims that resulted in six counts in an indictment. Charges relating to two out of the three were dismissed outright, and the third ended up in a plea to harassment as a violation. Yes, the district attorney's office dismissed all of the criminal charges. He does not end up with a criminal record at the end of this."
5. STILL of Gooding being ushered into a seat in the courtroom
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Allred, Lawyer for accuser:
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"In my experience as a victim's rights attorney, the decision of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to allow Mr. Gooding Jr. to walk away with a deal which allows him to avoid trial and erase any criminal record is an insult to many of the accusers. And, in my opinion, it appears to be a prosecutorial gift to a celebrity who is undeserving of such an outcome."
7. STILL of Gooding arriving in the courtroom
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Kelsey Harbert, accuser:
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"Despite the harm to me, cuba Gooding Jr. walks away from the court a free man without a record. It's like it never happened. But can the same thing be said for the women he did this to? Is it like it never happened to me? His actions tug at my sense of peace every single day, and that's compounded by the fact that this type of behavior seems to be tolerated in society."
9. Gooding in the courtroom
STORYLINE:
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. refused to speak to reporters after resolving his New York City forcible touching case with a guilty plea to a lesser charge and no jail time after complying with the terms of a conditional plea agreement reached in April.
Gooding did not answer reporters' questions as he walked out of the courtroom on Thursday, accompanied by his attorneys and court officers.
Prosecutor Coleen Balbert told the court that Gooding has completed six months of alcohol and behavior modification counseling, allowing him to withdraw his misdemeanor plea and plead guilty to a harassment violation.
Balbert said she has received "positive reports for the last six months" from Gooding's therapist.
Some of Gooding's accusers criticized what they regarded as light punishment for the "Jerry Maguire" star and are pressing ahead with civil litigation against him.
AP Video shot by Michael Sisak
AP Photos shot by Yuki Iwamura
Production: Rodrique Ngowi
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Clients are reminded:
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4401940
ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York – 13 October 2022
1. Wide pan of Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. walking out of the courtroom
HEADLINE TEXT: No jail time for Gooding Jr. over sexual misconduct
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Frank Rothman, Attorney for Cuba Gooding Jr.:
++COVERED++
"I think that's ... I think that's the endgame here is to get back to work. Yeah. Yeah, it would make sense. I mean, he's a talented actor and this has obviously prevented him from working. And hopefully now ... now that the charges have essentially been dismissed, he can go back to work."
3. Pan of attorney Gloria Allred and her client Kelsey Harbert, sexual assault victim of Cuba Gooding Jr., walking out of the courtroom
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Frank Rothman, Attorney for Cuba Gooding Jr.:
++PARTIALLY COVERED++
"No. The charges were dismissed. There were ... there were three victims that resulted in six counts in an indictment. Charges relating to two out of the three were dismissed outright, and the third ended up in a plea to harassment as a violation. Yes, the district attorney's office dismissed all of the criminal charges. He does not end up with a criminal record at the end of this."
5. STILL of Gooding being ushered into a seat in the courtroom
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Allred, Lawyer for accuser:
++PARTIALLY COVERED++
"In my experience as a victim's rights attorney, the decision of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to allow Mr. Gooding Jr. to walk away with a deal which allows him to avoid trial and erase any criminal record is an insult to many of the accusers. And, in my opinion, it appears to be a prosecutorial gift to a celebrity who is undeserving of such an outcome."
7. STILL of Gooding arriving in the courtroom
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Kelsey Harbert, accuser:
++PARTIALLY COVERED++
"Despite the harm to me, cuba Gooding Jr. walks away from the court a free man without a record. It's like it never happened. But can the same thing be said for the women he did this to? Is it like it never happened to me? His actions tug at my sense of peace every single day, and that's compounded by the fact that this type of behavior seems to be tolerated in society."
9. Gooding in the courtroom
STORYLINE:
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. refused to speak to reporters after resolving his New York City forcible touching case with a guilty plea to a lesser charge and no jail time after complying with the terms of a conditional plea agreement reached in April.
Gooding did not answer reporters' questions as he walked out of the courtroom on Thursday, accompanied by his attorneys and court officers.
Prosecutor Coleen Balbert told the court that Gooding has completed six months of alcohol and behavior modification counseling, allowing him to withdraw his misdemeanor plea and plead guilty to a harassment violation.
Balbert said she has received "positive reports for the last six months" from Gooding's therapist.
Some of Gooding's accusers criticized what they regarded as light punishment for the "Jerry Maguire" star and are pressing ahead with civil litigation against him.
AP Video shot by Michael Sisak
AP Photos shot by Yuki Iwamura
Production: Rodrique Ngowi
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Clients are reminded: