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New York City paid them roughly $40–$41 million in a wrongful‑conviction settlement.MR-7 » 55 minutes ago » wrote: ↑ If you want someone unfairly convicted, here you go Slack Jaw.....the Central Park Five. Five teenagers convicted of a crime they didn’t commit, no matching DNA, coerced confessions, and fully exonerated years later. There...challenge completed.
- NYC agreed to a $40 million settlement with the five men in 2014 after their convictions were overturned.
- PBS confirms the city awarded $40 million, calling it the largest civil‑rights settlement NYC had ever paid at the time.
- Newsweek reports the final settlement amount as $41 million, approved after their 2003 lawsuit for malicious prosecution and emotional distress.
- Additional reporting from Scripps News also confirms a $41 million payout approved by a federal judge.