Central Park Five

The Central Park jogger case involved the assault and rape of Trisha Meili in Central Park on April 19, 1989, for which five teenagers, known as the Central Park Five, were wrongly convicted and served prison sentences ranging from seven to thirteen years. The convictions were later vacated in 2002 after serial rapist Matias Reyes confessed to the crime and DNA evidence confirmed his involvement. The case became a prominent example of racial profiling, discrimination, and inequality in the legal system and the media, and the city of New York settled a lawsuit with the five defendants for $41 million in 2014.learn more on wikipedia