Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Colorado Man Wrongly Convicted of Rape Released After 28 years behind Bar.

A free man: Clarence Moses-EL locks arms with his wife, Stephanie Burke, as he walks out of Denver County jail yesterday to applause from his tearful children and grandchildren after a staggering 28 years behind barsMoses El 60 years old man that was wrongly convicted for rape in 1988 was granted freedom yesterday.He was convicted because a woman said she saw his face in a dream..but a man came up two years ago that he had sex with the woman that night.
Moses walked out of Denver Jail with 3 of his grand Children out of the 12 he had along with his wife.
He was initially sentenced to 48 years for raping and assaulting a woman when he returned from a night of drinking.
He won his legal battle when he was permitted for DNA testing, which eventually set him free. after serving 28 years in prison
  In good spirits: Moses-El smiles with his wife and other family members. He had just posted a $50,000 bond that a judge required for his freedom after she overturned his 1988 conviction on rape and assault charges
An emotional reunion: In her ruling - which came after another man confessed to having sex with the woman on the night in question - the judge found that Moses-EL would likely be acquitted if his case went to trial again

Addressing journalists: After leaving the jail yesterday, Moses-EL walked over and hugged three of his 12 grandchildren for the first time. Then, taking a deep breath of the crisp afternoon air, he addressed reporters

A lengthy sentence: The woman told officers that Moses-EL's face had come to her in a dream after the attack

Failed by the system: Moses-EL's efforts to appeal his conviction were unsuccessful. The legal and political system repeatedly failed him in his decades-long attempt to win his freedom. Above, Moses-EL yesterday

Locked up: Prosecutors have not decided whether to try Moses-EL again, saying they are considering the age of the case and the availability of witnesses. Above, Moses-EL is seen behind bars in Burlington in 2007

Admission: Moses-EL's long-awaited break came in 2013 when L.C. Jackson (pictured) - the man who the victim originally identified as her rapist - wrote to him, admitting he had sex with the woman that night

Jailed: Moses-EL (pictured inside Kit Carson Correctional Center in Burlington) has maintained his innocence

 

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