Five men wrongfully convicted for the 1989 rape of a New York jogger accused Donald Trump on Friday of putting 'a bounty on our heads,' as a Netflix documentary sheds renewed light on their ordeal. The 'Central Park Five' case saw a group of teens, four black and one Hispanic aged
1 / 4Yusef Salaam, one of the so-called Central Park Five, said the names, phone numbers and addresses of the accused were published by newspapers at the timeYusef Salaam, one of the so-called Central Park Five, said the names, phone numbers and addresses of the accused were published by newspapers at the time Los Angeles - Five men wrongfully convicted for the 1989 rape of a New York jogger accused Donald Trump on Friday of putting"a bounty on our heads," as a Netflix documentary...
The names, phone numbers and addresses of the accused were also published by newspapers at the time, he said. They spent between six and 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had attacked 28-year-old investment banker Trisha Meili."We were just babies. The system ran over us," said Salaam, speaking Friday at an American Civil Liberties Union event in Los Angeles honoring the five men.The story of the case is the subject of a new Netflix drama"When They See Us," directed by"Selma" filmmaker Ava DuVernay.
The case was a crucible for tensions and fears at a time when race relations were strained, a crack cocaine epidemic ravaged poor communities, violent crime was rampant and the gulf between rich and poor gaped wide. "One can't call for the murder of children and ever be forgiven for that ... It's a beyond the pale egregious thing for him to have done," he said.
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