A white woman who was filmed in May calling the police warning that 'an African American man' was threatening her in Central Park will be prosecuted for making a false report, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, Jr. said on Monday.
A white woman who was filmed in May reporting that "an African American man" was threatening her life in Central Park after he asked her to leash her dog will be prosecuted for making a false report, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, Jr. said on Monday.
The incident, which sparked nationwide conversations about the history of Black men falsely accused of crimes against white women, took place on Memorial Day, the same day that George Floyd was killed in police custody in Minneapolis, setting off weeks of protests against systemic racism around the globe.
The incident, which sparked nationwide conversations about the history of Black men falsely accused of crimes against white women, took place on Memorial Day, the same day that George Floyd was killed in police custody in Minneapolis, setting off weeks of protests against systemic racism around the globe.
"Our office will provide the public with additional information as the case proceeds," Vance said. "At this time I would like to encourage anyone who has been the target of false reporting to contact our Office. We are strongly committed to holding perpetrators of this conduct accountable."
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