Man who served 25 years for NYC rape has conviction overturned

A man who was wrongfully convicted in a 1985 East Harlem sexual assault case has been cleared of all charges against him Tuesday.

The Supreme Court of the State of New York granted a joint motion to vacate the conviction of Rafael Ruiz due to newly discovered evidence found as part of a dual investigation by the Innocence Project and the New York County District Attorney's Office's Conviction Integrity Program that proved Ruiz's innocence.

He was previously released in 2009 after serving 25 years in prison for a crime he did not commit.

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[jskillz]

Sounds to me the real criminals are those working for the system. This man lost most of his life. Isn’t that a crime taking someone freedom away? So sad.

[miss.conduct]

Who was that b@#^# that said he did it? I hope she gets to serve 35 years now.

[frenchvanilla]

Justice system needs to do better. And where's the lady that falsely accused him!?

[khrushchevdunn]

So did he get any money? He's basically at retirement age now. He needs to be taken care of.

[Sparker]

You get one life. He spent it in prison for a crime he never committed. What a tragedy. His entire youth, what suppose to be the best years of your life. Stolen

[somebasicguy]

What's sad is that he can't get his 25 years of jail back

[robpadilla]

35yrs! He did his time.
That aint justice.

[adamst]

A million a year. They should give him. Tax payer money

[vanessashem]

omg atleast give him a million in return for his life

[rhinoblessnyc]

Poor guy , He going to enjoy this crazy technology 🙂

[leviticus]

13 years with all the technology touch D.N.A wow

[sherrisolomon]

By now he probably has found a nice lady.