153 of the 268 exonerations in the Innocence Project were for rape. This is 57.1 % rape convictions, we found in a search of the innocence project for "Rape". A large number was due to eyewitness misidentification. People freed by DNA testing are freed because the innocence has been proven.
This confirms the false rape society suspicion, that people can easily be locked up for rape accusations, and that due process is violated especially in rape cases.
There have been 268 post-conviction DNA exonerations in United States history. These stories are becoming more familiar as more innocent people gain their freedom through postconviction testing. They are not proof, however, that our system is righting itself. # Seventeen people had been sentenced to death before DNA proved their innocence and led to their release.
Seventeen people had been sentenced to death before DNA proved their innocence and led to their release. The average sentence served by DNA exonerees has been 13 years. About 70 percent of those exonerated by DNA testing are members of minority groups. In almost 40 percent of DNA exoneration cases, the actual perpetrator has been identified by DNA testing. Exonerations have been won in 34 states and Washington, D.C. Source: innocenceproject.org/know/
The innocence Project is a national litigation and public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted individuals trough DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice. innocenceproject.org/
Kenny Waters, an innocence case that was not due to rape but murder and robbery conviction
The listing of men convicted of rape and freed due to innocent project.
Last | First | State | Conviction Year | Exoneration Date | Real Perpetrator Found | Compensation |
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Abbitt | Joseph | NC | 1995 | 2009 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
Abdal | Habib Wahir | NY | 1983 | 1999 | Not Yet | Yes |
Adams | Kenneth | IL | 1979 | 1996 | Yes | Yes |
Alexander | Richard | IN | 1998 | 2001 | Yes | Not Yet |
Anderson | Marvin | VA | 1982 | 2002 | Yes | Yes |
Atkins | Herman | CA | 1988 | 2000 | Not Yet | Yes |
Barnes | Steven | NY | 1989 | 2009 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
Bauer | Chester | MT | 1983 | 1997 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
Bibbins | Gene | LA | 1987 | 2003 | Yes | Yes |
Bivens | Phillip | MS | 1980 | 2010 | Yes | Not Yet |
Bloodsworth | Kirk | MD | 1985 | 1993 | Yes | Yes |
Booker | Donte | OH | 1987 | 2005 | Yes | Yes |
Bradford | Ted | WA | 1996 | 2010 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
Bravo | Mark Diaz | CA | 1990 | 1994 | Not Yet | Yes |
Briscoe | Johnny | MO | 1983 | 2006 | Yes | Not Yet |
Brison | Dale | PA | 1990 | 1994 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
Brown | Dennis | LA | 1985 | 2005 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
Brown | Keith | NC | 1993 | 1997 | Yes | Yes |
Bryson | David Johns | OK | 1983 | 2003 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
Buntin | Harold | IN | 1986 | 2005 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
Burnette | Victor | VA | 1979 | 2009 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
Butler | A.B. | TX | 1983 | 2000 | Not Yet | Yes |
Byrd | Kevin | TX | 1985 | 1997 | Not Yet | Yes |
These were the last names starting with letters A and B. Click on "more" to see the rest of the alphabet.
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