Steven Lopez, the forgotten defendant in the notorious Central Park Five case, had his indictment overturned after three decades. KevRincon reports.
-- Steven Lopez, the forgotten defendant in the notorious Central Park Five case, had his indictment overturned after three decades on Monday.
Lopez, dress in a black suit, sat quietly in court and listened as a judge agreed to overturn his conviction on a robbery charged. "At the end of the day it's the possibilities to become something, it's the possibilities to be productive, the possibility just to live life and just to enjoy," said Raymond Santana, one of the exonerated Central Park Five.
"The same notoriety that he received as being wolfpack, as being urban terrorist, as being part of a wilding group, let's give him the praise that he's an innocent man," Santana said. "I am sorry for the circumstances that led to this day, but I hope that this moment is a step forward for him and his loved ones," Bragg said.
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