But closer to the original topic. There were also those kids that were put in prison for the central park "wilding" rape. The only evidence against them was that they were in the area harassing other people. I dont remember how many years they spent in prison until dna evidence pointed to a guy who was now in jail for several other rapes. Last I knew one of the boys wasnt released even after the dna evidence due to his sentence being extended for his behavior while in prison.
Well,that case is still a debated topic.
http://www.geocities.com/nstix/cp.html"The detailed report of the attack was provided by the boys themselves, who incriminated each other, and who knew things (e.g., the exact articles of the victim's clothing) that only the attackers would know. Kevin Richardson's underwear was soiled with grass stains. Save for Yusuf Salaam, all of the boys videotaped or signed detailed confessions in their parents' presence.
Investigators also got statements from over forty other people incriminating the five, who were ultimately convicted variously of assault and sexual abuse. However, police were always aware that they had not caught all of the attackers. Semen found on one of the victim's socks did not genetically match any of the five arrested attackers."
That last paragraph runs counter to what the media reported about the case.They claimed the dna that didn't match the 5 teens was a new finding 15 years later,when the ploice knew about it at the time.The belief was that they didn't catch ALL of the attackers.
I respectfully disagree with your POV on this one.
There was also this travesty case in NYC....
http://eightiesclub.tripod.com/id315.htm
