toLewis Wright, the man convicted in 1988 of a home invasion and sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in southwest Michigan, US, was acquitted of the crimes on Thursday, after 35 years in prison.
“New DNA tests have ruled out Wright as the perpetrator of the crime,” the Calhoun County District Attorney’s Office revealed, citing the Associated Press.
According to Lewis Wright’s attorney, it was the false confession and plea of no contest that led to his decades in prison.
In 1988, police investigating the attack on a girl in Albion, Michigan, identified Wright as the prime suspect after an off-duty officer claimed to have seen him near the scene.
Police later revealed that Wright had confessed, although the confession was not recorded or signed by the accused, the lawyers revealed. “The victim was never asked to identify anyone inside or outside the courtroom,” they added.
Wright, now 65, did not appeal the charges and was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison.
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