The Central Park Five talk about what the film means to them, how they met Sarah Burns, and what the screenings have been like. Aired 04/15/2013 | Rating NR. From. Problems with Closed Captions?

THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park in 1989.

The cast and crew of the documentary “The Central Park Five” talk about the film, and reflect on how their lives were changed by the infamous case.

The Central Park Five served between six and 13 years in prison. All of them had been released when the convictions were vacated in 2002. The story you know is the lie they told you. 30 years ago.

Now called the 'Exonerated 5," the group of young men was convicted in the 1989 Central Park rape of a jogger in New York City. They were later exonerated after a convicted murderer's confession ...

So what happened to the Central Park Five? The crime. On the night of 19 April 1989, Trisha Meili, an investment banker, was raped and beaten while jogging through New York’s Central Park.

Even though the Central Park Five were found innocent by a court of law, we are still guilty in the eyes of many," Salaam wrote. "That brings a certain kind of stress." ...

The Central Park Five join Reverend Al Sharpton during the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) ...

An entrance to Central Park will be named the “Gate of the Exonerated” to honor the group of Black and Hispanic teens known as the “Central Park Five” who were wrongfully convicted of ...

THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park in 1989.