New York State has agreed to pay $5.5 million to a man who was exonerated after spending 16 years in prison for the decades-old rape of novelist Alice Sebold.
after spending 16 years in prison for the rape of award-winning novelist Alice Sebold when she was a student at Syracuse University in 1981, The Post has learned.
Rivera must still sign the agreement, but Broadwater’s lawyer Melissa Swartz told The Post on Monday the judge didn’t raise any objection to the proposed settlement and she expected he would sign off on it.“I appreciate what Attorney General James has done and I hope and pray that others in my situation can receive the same measure of justice,” Broadwater said in a statement through a lawyer. “We all suffer from destroyed lives.
Broadwater still has a federal lawsuit pending against Syracuse, Onondaga County and the detective and the district attorney who investigated and prosecuted the now-40-year-old case. The review of the case that led to Broadwater’s conviction found that cops at the time of the rape failed to locate a suspect following a sweep of the area.
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