Central Park Five Wrongful Conviction Case

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Five teenagers (Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise) were wrongfully convicted in 1990 for the 1989 rape of a jogger in Central Park; their convictions were vacated in 2002 after DNA evidence and the confession of the actual perpetrator (Matias Reyes) proved their innocence. The case raises questions about prosecutorial conduct and exculpatory evidence that was not disclosed or properly evaluated during trial.

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Matias Reyes

Person

Serial rapist and murderer who confessed in 2001 to being the sole perpetrator of the 1989 Central Park jogger rape; his confession and DNA evidence led to the exoneration of the Central Park Five in 2002.

Confessed in 2001 to raping jogger Trisha Meili on April 19, 1989
DNA testing confirmed he was the sole contributor of semen found on victim
Had committed another rape in Central Park two days before the Meili assault
Stated he acted alone in the Meili assault

Central Park Five Wrongful Conviction Case

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