Netflix Debuted The Teaser Trailer For Ava DuVernary's Limited Series About The Central Park Five
The case, which came to symbolize the general lawlessness of New York City at the time, involved the brutal rape and beating of Trisha Meili while she was out for a run in Central Park. At the time, authorities blamed the incident on gang activity, chalking it up to"wilding," a term used to describe people who intended to terrorize strangers in the park.
The men accused, who were between the ages of 14 and 16 at the time, were arrested and two separate trials were held for the crime in 1990. McCray, Richardson, Salaam, Santana and Wise served full prison sentences, ranging from 5 to 15 years.In 2002, a man named Matias Reyes, who was already serving a life sentence in prison for rape and murder, confessed to being the sole perpetrator of the attack against Meili.
As a result, the five men who were wrongly accused sued the city of New York and were paid a $40 million dollar settlement, calculated to be about $1 million for each year served in prison for the accused individually.will span 25 years and will chronicle the events from the teens being arrested to their settlement in 2014.
DuVernay also co-wrote and directed all four parts and the series boasts an incredible cast, including Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga, John Leguizamo, Felicity Huffman, Niecy Nash, Blair Underwood, and many more.
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