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      • A New York man accused of taking part in a violent gang rape in 1984 was formally cleared of the crime Tuesday. Rafael Ruiz was exonerated from the charges against him in State Supreme Court in Manhattan after serving 25 years in prison.
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  2. Jan 29, 2020 · A man who served 25 years in jail after being wrongfully convicted in a 1985 sexual assault case has been fully exonerated by the New York Supreme Court after newly-discovered DNA evidence proved...

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  3. Jan 29, 2020 · Ruiz was initially offered a plea deal of 1.5 to three years for the brutal crime, but he rejected the plea offer and was ultimately sentenced to eight to 25 years in prison.

  4. Feb 3, 2020 · The Hon. Stephen Antignani of the Supreme Court of the State of New York granted a joint motion to vacate the 1985 conviction of Innocence Project client Rafael Ruiz and entered an order dismissing all charges against him.

  5. Jan 28, 2020 · Mr. Ruiz’s ordeal began on May 18, 1984, when, at age 24, he was charged with taking part in the violent rape of an 18-year-old woman who had been found the month before hyperventilating on a...

  6. Jan 28, 2020 · Today’s exoneration was the result of newly discovered evidence found as part of a dual investigation by the Innocence Project and the New York County District Attorney’s Office’s Conviction Integrity Program that proves Ruiz’s innocence.

  7. Jan 30, 2020 · Ruiz, now 60, was convicted of a sexual assault in 1985, sentenced to 8 1/2 to 25 years in prison, and served the maximum. Ruiz was released on parole in 2009, but still had the conviction...

  8. Jan 30, 2020 · Rafael Ruiz was wrongly convicted at 25 years old after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman in East Harlem in 1984, according to the Innocence Project. He was released on parole in 2009...

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