Fmr. Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein has resigned from Vassar College's board of trustees amid a new wave of backlash over her role in the infamous Central Park Five case.
Former Manhattan prosecutor Linda FairsteinTuesday amid a new wave of backlash over her role in the infamous Central Park Five case.
The so-called Central Park Five — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise and Yusef Salaam — were vindicated 13 years after the crime when a serial rapist confessed to the attack. Vassar College President Elizabeth Bradley announced that Fairstein resigned from the board because she"believed that her continuing as a Board member would be harmful to Vassar" due to the backlash.
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