https://padlet.com/nhuebsch/kn90hs4o32o635tf The timeline of key events in The Central Park 5 case and story. en-us 2023-01-16 18:35:34 UTC 2023-01-17 19:15:31 UTC hello@padlet.com nhuebsch https://padlet.com/nhuebsch/kn90hs4o32o635tf/wish/2445961602 Trisha Meili was found in Central Park serverly beaten and raped multiple times. It was so bad that when she woke up from her two week coma, she didn't remember the attack at all. Two of the 5 (Richardson and Santana) were already in the police station the day before for "unlawful assembly" on the 19th. The other 3 (Korey, Salaam, McCray) were brought in for questioning and after they found out about Meili, all 5 were arrested after connections were made.]]> 2023-01-16 18:45:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nhuebsch/kn90hs4o32o635tf/wish/2445961602 nhuebsch https://padlet.com/nhuebsch/kn90hs4o32o635tf/wish/2445986734 All 5 of the boys were convicted of the murder after falsely admitting to the crime, despite DNA not matching any of them and inconsistency in their stories. Salaam later said that they were deprived of food, water, and sleep for over 24 hours by the police. He also said that they were beating them, which led to them falsely admitting. They spent 6-13 years behind bars.]]> 2023-01-16 19:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nhuebsch/kn90hs4o32o635tf/wish/2445986734 nhuebsch https://padlet.com/nhuebsch/kn90hs4o32o635tf/wish/2447336591 In January of 2002, after 12 years, Reyes confessed to the beating and rape of the "Central Park Jogger." The DNA from the scene matched Reyes'.This led to the Central Park 5 names getting cleared of their charges, though they were almost done with their time. ]]> 2023-01-17 18:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nhuebsch/kn90hs4o32o635tf/wish/2447336591 nhuebsch https://padlet.com/nhuebsch/kn90hs4o32o635tf/wish/2447350555 In 2003, the Central Park 5 filed a lawsuit against New York City for malicious prosecution, racial discrimination and emotion distress. For some reason this case went on for a decade, and eventually the 5 altogether were given $41M, Wise receiving the biggest share with $12M. In 2003, Trisha Meili also came out and unveiled that she was the jogger that was assaulted. Before this, the identity of the jogger was secret. ]]> 2023-01-17 18:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nhuebsch/kn90hs4o32o635tf/wish/2447350555 nhuebsch https://padlet.com/nhuebsch/kn90hs4o32o635tf/wish/2447359320 Since being released, they have moved on with life. Richardson lives in New Jersey with his wife and two daughters. He is working as an advocate for a criminal justice reform. McCray lives in Georgia with his wife and 6 children. Santana also lives in Georgia with his daughter. He created his own clothing line named "Park Madison NYC." Wise lives in NYC, where he is a public speaker and criminal justice reform advocate. Salaam is a published poet, and also a public speaker and criminal justice advocate. He is also in Georgia and is a father of a whopping 10 children.]]> 2023-01-17 19:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nhuebsch/kn90hs4o32o635tf/wish/2447359320 nhuebsch https://padlet.com/nhuebsch/kn90hs4o32o635tf/wish/2447372163 Netflix ended up doing a 4-part documentary on the central park 5 in 2019. It currently has a 4.9 star rating out of five. Each of the original 5 seem to enjoy the making of it. You can read more about it here https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/arts/television/when-they-see-us.html ]]> 2023-01-17 19:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nhuebsch/kn90hs4o32o635tf/wish/2447372163