$41-million settlement in 'Central Park Five' case gets final approval

[Liberal_in_LA]

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A federal judge approved a $41-million settlement Friday for five black and Latino men who were wrongly accused in the brutal rape and beating of a Central Park jogger in 1989.

While admitting no wrongdoing, the city will make the payouts to Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana Jr., Yusef Salaam and Korey Wise, each of whom served between six and 13 years in prison after the vicious attack captivated the media during a time when New York City was rife with crime and violence.
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Eventually, admitted serial rapist Matias Reyes told police he committed the assault, and DNA evidence confirmed the claim.

McCray, Richardson, Santana Jr. and Salaam will each receive $7,125,000, according to court records, and Wise will be paid $12,250,000. Each defendant was to be paid roughly $1 million for each year they were wrongly imprisoned, according to the terms of the settlement.



http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-central-park-five-settlement-20140905-story.html
The five filed a federal lawsuit in 2003, a year after their convictions were overturned, claiming police coerced their confessions. Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration fought the legal challenge for years, but freshman mayor Bill de Blasio has championed the men's case.

[BeyondGeography]

1. It should be paid directly by Linda Fairstein's book royalties

Btw, how did that, "nice racket," comment get into your post? The "confessions" were extracted under duress at 3-4 in the morning with promises of imminent release if they just played along with the cops. That's why this money is being paid out...

[Liberal_in_LA]

6. that "they confessed to the crime" statement wasn't mine. It was in the comments following article

accidently posted in with the article. I have remove it.

[chillfactor]

3. are you REALLY that insensitive to what these men went through? REALLY?

"They confessed to the crime and then they sued to collect $41 million for being wrongfully convicted...nice racket..confess to crime you did not commit and then collect $millions for being convicted for crime you confessed to."

You have no idea what happened to them once they were arrested and then confessed.....and you think those years they all were in prison was like a stay at the Hilton Hotel?

I have read some dumb and insensitive posts on DU....but yours ranks right up there near the top.....good grief...........

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. that "they confessed to the crime" statement wasn't mine. It was in the comments following article

didn't realize it posted in. deleted it.

[justiceischeap]

4. I'd suggest a viewing of the documentary

They confessed under duress.

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. that wasn't my comment. Accidently posted from comments following the article

deleted.