Central Park jogger case

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The Central Park jogger case was a highly publicized 1989 New York City criminal case in which five Black and Latino teenagers were wrongfully convicted of assaulting and raping a jogger in Central Park, becoming a symbol of racial injustice and wrongful conviction in the U.S. justice system.

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instanceOf criminal case
legal case in the United States
wrongful conviction case
actualPerpetrator East Side Rapist Matias Reyes
Matias Reyes
ageGroupOfAccused teenagers
alsoKnownAs Central Park Five case
Central Park rape case
charge assault
attempted murder
rape
riot
robbery
cityGovernmentInvolved New York City government
compensation civil settlement with New York City
compensationAmount 41 million US dollars
convictionStatus overturned
country United States
DNAEvidenceResult did not match the five teenagers
matched Matias Reyes
ethnicityOfAccused Black
Latino
evidenceType DNA evidence
coerced confessions
exoneratedPerson Antron McCray
Kevin Richardson
Korey Wise
Raymond Santana
Yusef Salaam
hasAdaptation documentary film The Central Park Five
television miniseries When They See Us
linked to: When They See Us
hasLocation Central Park
New York City
hasParticipant Antron McCray
Kevin Richardson
Korey Wise
Raymond Santana
Yusef Salaam
influenced debate on juvenile justice
debate on police interrogation practices
public discussion of systemic racism
jurisdiction New York City
New York State
legalOutcome conviction later vacated
wrongful conviction
mainEvent assault of Trisha Meili
rape of a female jogger
mediaCoverage highly publicized
sensationalized press coverage
notableAspect confessions obtained without lawyers present
involved juvenile suspects
used as example in discussions of false confessions
perpetratorInitiallyIdentifiedAs Antron McCray
Kevin Richardson
Korey Wise
Raymond Santana
Yusef Salaam
pointInTime 1989-04-19
policeDepartmentInvolved New York City Police Department
prosecutorOfficeInvolved Manhattan District Attorney's Office
socialIssue coerced confessions of minors
police misconduct
racial injustice
wrongful conviction
startTime 1989
symbolOf racial injustice in the U.S. justice system
wrongful conviction in the United States
timePeriod late 1980s
victim Trisha Meili
female jogger in Central Park

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When They See Us basedOn Central Park jogger case
National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary hasNotableRecipient The Central Park Five
linked to: Central Park jogger case
Sarah Burns notableWork The Central Park Five
linked to: Central Park jogger case
Yusef Salaam exoneratedIn Central Park jogger case
Yusef Salaam partOf Central Park Five
linked to: Central Park jogger case
Central Park jogger case alsoKnownAs Central Park Five case
linked to: Central Park jogger case
Central Park jogger case alsoKnownAs Central Park rape case
linked to: Central Park jogger case
Antron McCray case Central Park jogger case
Raymond Santana notableFor Central Park jogger case
Raymond Santana exoneratedIn Central Park jogger case
Korey Wise participantIn Central Park jogger case