Video captures violent assault on San Francisco woman, but judge makes outrageous decision about the attacker
The victim says police cannot protect residents anymore
She said that he told her she needed to be saved from robots before he attacked her.
Kosarian also claimed that he mocked her threat to call the police, saying, "they're not going to do anything to me."
Despite viewing the video, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Christine Van Aken released the suspect, Austin James Vincent, to a "pretrial diversion program" instead of sending him to jail until his next court appearance.
The video of the attack quickly went viral with many criticizing Van Aken for the bizarre decision that could put others in danger, including the original victim.
Kosarian said via her social media account that she was informed about the reason he was released.
"I was informed this morning that the man that viciously attacked me Saturday night poses no threat to the residents of San Francisco 'because he was on drugs and couldn't think clearly' and has been released pending his trail," she tweeted.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed criticized the judge's decision after the public outrage.
"Any assault like this in our City is disturbing," Breed said.
"I think the court's decision to release him while he awaits trial was clearly wrong," he added. "This man needs to be receiving mental health services under observation, not back out on the street."
Kosarian posted the booking photo of the suspect arrested in her attack, and demanded that local lawmakers do something to prevent more violence.r
Vincent's next court date is on September 12.
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