Man Cleared of Rape Wins $18.5 Million Jury Award

Submitted by anthony on Wed, 2010-10-20 17:12

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'(Oct. 20) -- A jury has awarded $18.5 million to a New York City man who spent more than 20 years in jail for rape before he was cleared by DNA evidence.

The amount awarded Tuesday to Alan Newton is among the largest given to a wrongfully imprisoned person in New York City, The New York Times reported.

The jury ruled that the city violated the constitutional rights of Newton, 49, who was released from prison about four years ago.
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A spokeswoman for the city's Law Department said the city was "disappointed" and planned to appeal.'

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It took 20 plus 4 years of his life to get this modest jury award.

But still it is something to celebrate making false accusations of rape costly in the pocketbook of the accusers.

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Submitted by Luek on Thu, 2010-10-21 18:39