Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 December 2002 — Page 2

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Special to tho NNPA From tho Amsterdam Nows NEW YORK (NNPA) - New York state Justice Charles Tejada, in a surprise move last week, dismissed all the convictions against the five men who had served prison sentences for the rape and brutal beating of a Central Park jogger 13 years ago. The five, who were 14-to-l6-years old at the time, were not in court when Tejada issued the ruling, but supporters and family members in the courtroom broke into cheers and hugs. Tejada, in a 21-page ruling, said evidence presented earlier this year that someone else committed the crime may have led to more “favorable” verdicts Just days before Tejada’s ruling, family members talked about

developments in the case. “God, may not come when you call him, but he’s always on time,” said Deloris Wise, mother of one of the Central Park Five. Wise, whose son Kharey, 30, served the longest sentence (13-and-a-half years) of the convicted youths in the case, in which an investment banker was raped and beaten in 1989. joined Yusef Salaam’s mother, Sharonne; and Antron McCray’s mother, Linda, last Saturday at the National Action Net.work to extend their appreciation to the community for its support on behalf of their sons. “Without your support, we wouldn’t be standing here right now,” Linda McCray said, trying to check emotions that have been aroused since Dec. 5, when the district attorney’s office requested

that the convictions of the youths be vacated. Shortly after Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau submitted his recommendation that JusticeTejada overturn the convictions, it was announced that the judge would make his decision sometime in February, which angered many in the Harlem community. Tejada apparently acceded to the hue and cry from hundreds of people concerned about the case. Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said that his investigation of the case will continue, and the judge has offered the department an opportunity to state why it believes the convictions should be upheld. The district attorney’s report has neither exonerated the defendants nor found collusion or

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coercion on the part of the police,” a press statement from the commissioner’s office explained, touching on the some of the case’s key issues raised by defense attorneys. “If there are lessons to be learned from this case, we invite them. “The one undisputed fact in this case is that DNA evidence proves Matias Reyes, a convicted murderer and rapist, raped the Central Park jogger," the statement continued. The events leading up to, during and following the attack remain a matter of debate among well-intentioned people. I caution people not to prejudge the other facts of this case until Justice Charles T. Tejada makes his ruling on the motion." The convictions of the youths in 1990were largelybasedon their confessions, all of which were not introduced in court; during the interrogations the youths, in several instances, were not allowed to have counsel or parents present The defendants lawyers’ have claimed that the confessions were coerced, which should be at least one of the things reviewed by the police commissioner’s panel.

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on track” by serving as a faithful member of his church, and attending career sessions sponsored by the Ten Point Coalition. Henry has not heard anything about his daughter since 1991. The grandfather is now deceased, and Cluvon adopted the name of her adoptive parents (who allegedly abused her). The management at the apartment complex Cluvon lived in years ago has changed hands and a homeless shelter where she was once spotted has refused to release information regarding her stay there, saying that it’s “personal.” Today, Henry says, Cluvon is 29 or ,30 years old. Henry recently contacted The Recorder asking for help in finding a government agency that specializes in locating long lost (not missing) family members. An agency of that type does not exist, but Henry says he’s currently unemployed and cannot afford the fees charged by private search organizations. He also does not have access to a computer at this time. “It would be wonderful to see her again,” Henry says, his deep baritone trailing off with emotion. “The greatest Christmas present anyone can have is to be reunited with their family.”

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