Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“Members of the Central Park Five have sued Donald Trump for making ‘false and defamatory’ statements during the 10 September presidential debate. The lawsuit claims Trump defamed the five New York City men during the debate when he falsely claimed they admitted to killing someone and pleaded guilty to crimes they were falsely accused of. The plaintiffs — Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron Brown, and Korey Wise — were teenagers when wrongfully convicted of rape and assault. They were exonerated in 2002. The lawsuit cites several statements Trump made after Harris attacked him for buying ads that called for the death penalty at a time when the public was consumed by the case. ‘They admitted — they said, they pled guilty,’ Trump said, after Vice President Kamala Harris criticised him for his past statements about the case.” (10/21/24)