The Central Park Five Jogger Attackers Guilty - In Their Own Words

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The Central Park Five Jogger Attackers

Guilty – In Their Own Words

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There are 11 video-taped statements made by young men who participated in the riot and attacks in Central Park on April 19, 1989. These recorded statements have been withheld from public view for more than a dozen years. They are, in their entirety, all here on this site.
Videos #1-#4B are interviews by four of the five young men convicted of participating in the assault and rape of Trisha Meili – named in the media as the Central Park Jogger. Each of the suspects who was under the age of 16 when questioned, was questioned in the presence of a parent or guardian, as required by law.

The law does not require an adult to be present when the suspect is 16 or older, and so, two of the suspects who identified themselves as 16 were interviewed without a parent or guardian. Each young man, whether under or over 16 years of age, was advised of his rights as can be seen here on the video recordings, and each young man confirms having been advised of his rights by the police before this stage of the recorded interviews occurred.

By viewing each or all of the videos, it is abundantly clear why the trial and appellate courts’ ruling in this case determined that the statements were given voluntarily, and therefore admissible in a court of law. That ruling has never been overturned.


You can make your own decision about the voluntariness of these statements by watching them yourselves. You will see the demeanor of each young man, his tone, his description of the attacks in the park that night – and you will see that a parent or guardian was present for the entire interview, seated beside each young man under the age of 16.

An additional six videos available for viewing here have never been viewed publicly until late last year, when they were posted on the New York City Law Department website.

These additional six young men admit they were together with the Central Park 5 that night, and admit participating and observing all the other attacks that night. Most importantly, the statements of others – whether charged of crimes or not – implicate ANTRON McCRAY, RAYMOND SANTANA, KEVIN RICHARDSON, KHOREY WISE, and YUSEF SALAAM in the brutal violence that occurred on April 19th.

None of the others admitted that they were involved in the rape and beating of Trisha Meili – unlike the Five – but their own words corroborate every detail that the Five themselves have stated. They are remarkable in that regard, and in the calm and cool way that each of these young men describe going into Central Park that night to go ‘wilding’ – to beat and rob ordinary citizens who were enjoying their use of the park.
 
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Forgotten sixth Central Park Five co-defendant Steven Lopez to be exonerated​



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Evan Simko-Bednarski


July 25, 2022 11:49am
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Forgotten sixth Central Park Five co-defendant Steven Lopez to be exonerated






A sixth man indicted in the infamous Central Park Five rape case is expected to have his conviction thrown out Monday — two decades after the exoneration of his co-defendants.
Steven Lopez, who as a teenager reached a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to a lesser charge of robbing a male jogger, is due in court Monday afternoon for a hearing to vacate his case, following an expected motion to dismiss from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Lopez, now 48, was arrested along with five other black and Latino teens in the horrific 1989 rape and beating of then-28-year-old white jogger Trisha Meili.
The attack, which left Meili in a coma for 12 days, shook the city at a time of high crime and fears of urban decay.
His co-defendants — who became known as the Central Park Five — were ultimately convicted at trial and served six to 13 years in prison before their exoneration in 2002.
Steven Lopez.Steven Lopez was arrested along with five other black and Latino teens in the horrific 1989 attack on jogger Trisha Meili.Dan Brinzac/New York Post Archives/NYP Holdings, Inc. via Getty Images
The convictions were tossed after a nine-month review of the case uncovered significant evidence that was not provided to the jury during the initial trial, including DNA that linked serial rapist Matias Reyes to the crime.
Reyes also confessed to the attack and said he committed it alone, but the statement came after the statute of limitations expired.
Al Sharpton walks out with accused Central Park rapist Steven Lopez.As a teenager, Steven Lopez reached a deal with Manhattan prosecutors to plead guilty to a lesser charge of robbing a male jogger.Michael Schwartz Kevin Richardson, Antron Mccray, Raymond Santana Jr., Korey Wise, and Yusef Salaam, collectively known as the Central Park Five, attend the World Premiere of Netflix's When They See Us at the Apollo Theater.Kevin Richardson, Antron Mccray, Raymond Santana Jr., Korey Wise and Yusef Salaam, collectively known as the “Central Park Five.”Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Steven Lopez.Steven Lopez has not received any settlements for his wrongful prosecution.Dan Brinzac/New York Post Archives/NYP Holdings, Inc. via Getty Images
The five sued the city in 2003 for $250 million over their wrongful conviction and imprisonment.
Their lawsuit dragged on for more than a decade as then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg opposed striking a deal with the men, a stance later reversed by Mayor Bill de Blasio. City Hall paid $41 million to settle the suit in 2014.
The case sparked the critically acclaimed Ken Burns documentary, “The Central Park Five” in 2012 and the 2019 Netflix dramatization “When They See Us.”
Lopez — who served about three years in prison before being released in the early 1990s — has not received any settlements for his wrongful prosecution. His case has largely been forgotten since he pleaded guilty to robbery in 1991 to avoid the rape charge.
With Post wires
 
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