New York will pay $ 40 million to five unjustly convicted Americans

Five US citizens unjustly convicted of gang rape and murder of a woman in New York's Central Park in 1989 will be compensated for their years in prison. RIA News with reference to the agency Bloomberg.

They are reportedly currently claiming $ 40 million in compensation. This decision will soon be approved by the US District Court.

In 1989, the police detained five teenagers of 14-16 years old of African American descent. They were charged with brutally beating, rape and leaving a 29-year-old woman to die in the city's Central Park.

After Raymond's arrest, Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCrae, Yousef Salaam and Corey Wise were interrogated for several hours without the participation of a lawyer. They were also denied visits from relatives. According to the agency, in order to force adolescents to confess to a crime, the police resorted to sleep deprivation techniques.

Although the evidence indicated that the teenagers were in a different location at the time of the crime, they were sentenced to prison.

In 2002, serial rapist Mathias Reyes went to the police. He confessed and stated that he had committed the crime alone. After that, all five convicts were released.