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Charges against ‘Central Park Karen’ Amy Cooper dismissed
https://nypost.com/2021/02/16/charge...per-dismissed/
Lia Eustachewich (16 February 2021)
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Misdemeanor charges were tossed Tuesday against Amy Cooper — the “Central Park Karen’’
who falsely accused a black birdwatcher of “threatening” her — after she completed a handful of therapy sessions.
Cooper had faced up to a year in prison on the
charge of falsely reporting an incident in the third degree.
But a judge granted Manhattan prosecutors’ request to dismiss Cooper’s case after she completed five therapy sessions “designed for introspection and progress,” Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi-Orbon said at a brief virtual hearing.
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“Psychoeducation about racial equity is woven into each therapy session to prompt understanding and reflection,” Illuzzi-Orbon told the judge of Amy Cooper’s time with the
Critical Therapy Center in Manhattan.
“Ms. Cooper’s therapist reported that it was a moving experience and that Ms. Cooper learned a lot in their sessions together,’’ the ADA said.
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Silvia Dutchevici, founder and president of the Critical Therapy Center, told The Post on Tuesday that generally, therapy as described in Amy Cooper’s case is not part of “a program in the traditional sense.”
For example, “you don’t attend a class with other people,” Dutchevici said.
“It’s actually individualized psychotherapy sessions. …The sessions are tailored to each individual person based on the issues they need to work on.
“Let’s use this as an example:
If someone has issues with racism or sexism or homophobia or so forth, we actually do a critical inquiry into the person’s beliefs and what brought them to that place. It’s the personal meets the political,” she said.
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Dutchevici, while declining to comment on Amy Cooper’s case, said
the center has gotten referrals for therapy from city prosecutors before.
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Noting “Ms. Cooper’s lack of criminal background,’’ the ADA said, “We offered her, consistent with our position on many misdemeanor cases involving a first arrest, an alternative, restorative justice resolution; designed not just to punish but to educate and promote community healing.”
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