Central Park Five

Saw a 20/20 episode about this case. It's getting a lot of attention because I think a Netflix documentary is coming out that shows how 5 black/Latino teens were wrongfully convicted of raping and beating a white woman.

The 5 teens spent some time in prison and were awarded $41 million total as a settlement after a guy who was already in prison came forward years later and confessed, saying he did it alone.

Here's a synopsis: Wiki link to Central Park Jogger Case

Granted, there was no DNA evidence linking the 5 teens to the woman. But that was 1989..so would there be? The 5 all confessed, and some even bragged about it to family/friends, who made statements.

Doctors said they doubt that 1 person did the attack alone. Victim lost 80 percent of her blood and was in a coma for 12 days.

I guess what pisses me off is no one disputes that the 5 teens went to the park to beat and rob people. They robbed other people that night, one of them carried a pipe with him to knock people out.

And now they are millionaires and getting apologies and seen as being wronged by a racist system. I'm not saying they all had intercourse with her, I think only the 6th guy did that, but I do believe these 5 held her down and beat her (which is what some of them told their family/friends that they did).