Complaints of misconduct were dismissed on Tuesday against Amy Cooper, the so-called “Central Park Karen” who falsely accused a black birdwatcher of “threatening” her.
She was sentenced to one year in prison on one charge of falsely reporting an incident in the third grade.
A judge allowed Manhattan prosecutors to record Cooper’s case after completing five therapy sessions, “designed for introspection and progress,” Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi-Orbon said during a brief virtual trial.
“They sent her to the Critical Therapy Center … which provided psychiatric education and therapy services that focused on the ways Ms. Cooper could realize that racial identities shape our lives, but we can not use them to ourselves. or harm others, “Illuzzi-Orbon told Manhattan. Criminal Court Judge Anne Swern. “In each therapy session, psychic teaching on racial equality is intertwined to provide understanding and reflection.”
Asked if she wanted to be heard, Cooper, dressed in a black turtleneck sweater, told the judge, “No, your honor.” Her lawyer also did not want to speak and said he agreed with the prosecutor’s assessment.
Swern then dismissed her case and sealed it.
Cooper was charged in the incident on camera in May, which shows her calling black birdwatcher Christian Cooper 911 after he asked her to put a leash on her dog.
In the hysterical call, she falsely claimed to the police that Christian was ‘threatening my life’.
Illuzzi-Orbon said Tuesday the diversion program she completed with Manhattan Justice Opportunities is a punishment that is “consistent” with other cases of misconduct.
‘Me. Cooper’s therapist reported that it was a moving experience and Ms. “Cooper learned a lot in their sessions,” the prosecutor said during the trial.
Christian Cooper refused to cooperate in the prosecution, saying ‘she has already paid a sharp price’ after worldwide outrage over the incident.