Central Park 5 Sue Trump Over Debate Comments Wrongly Calling Them Guilty

On Monday, five Black and Latinx men formerly known as the “Central Park Five” filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, who, as a candidate for president this year, wrongly asserted to a national audience that the men were guilty of a sexual assault they were exonerated of more than 20 years ago. As teenagers in 1989, the five men were arrested by the New York City Police…

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