"The Central Park Five's convictions were later vacated in 2002 after another man, Matias Reyes, confessed to the crimes and his confession was confirmed with DNA evidence."
"Trump was a prominent voice adding to the outrage during this period, paying for full-page ads in four New York newspapers calling for the perpetrators to get the death penalty."
"In the years since, Trump has been unrepentant for his comments about the Central Park Five, continuing to insist they were guilty and refusing to apologize for his newspaper ads."
"Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron Brown, and Korey Wise were between 14 and 16 years old in 1989 when they were arrested and accused of raping and violently assaulting a woman in Central Park."
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