Two men have rape convictions vacated 26 years after going to prison

Artiquecircle · 2018-05-09T07:42:32+00:00

"There was no material evidence connecting the men to any assault, and by the time of the 1992 trial the woman had stopped cooperating with prosecutors, who had to get a material witness order to make sure she testified"

WTF

lookafist · 2018-05-09T20:10:43+00:00

There's a good discussion of this on /r/BlackPeopleTwitter which is relatively woke to MRM.

According to The New York Times, she said they punched her so hard her eye swelled, but a doctor who examined found no physical evidence to support her claim and that there were no signs of sexual trauma.

Semen was found in the woman's underwear, which she said she put back on after the rape, but DNA testing excluded both Perry and Counts as the source. After that result, the woman said she had unprotected sex with her boyfriend the night before and the morning of the attack. Prosecutors argued in court the semen in her underwear belonged to the boyfriend although his DNA was never tested.

In addition, the car in which the woman said the rape occurred was never searched.

The alleged victim's testimony was the extent of the prosecution's case against Perry and Counts. There was no physical evidence linking them to the crime.

skepticalbob · 2018-05-09T20:33:51+00:00

This is really fucked up what happened to these men. It also does a real disservice to rape survivors. It’s hard enough to prosecute rape without this crap. I’m wondering how they even won a conviction.

Ilovehugenaturaltits · 2018-05-10T04:52:31+00:00

Bless their souls

nascarracer99316 · 2018-05-13T22:07:39+00:00

Too little too late.

You already ruined their lives.

In the court of public opinion they will never be innocent.

They will not get any compensation.

Hello lawsuits.

Title	Two men have rape convictions vacated 26 years after going to prison
Author	jimrosenz
Upvotes	36
Comments	5
Date	May 9, 2018 7:38 AM UTC (8 years ago)
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