Recently, the men formerly known as the Central Park Five, who were exonerated, have taken legal action against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The group has filed a defamation lawsuit, alleging that Trump made false and defamatory statements about them during a presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. The group is seeking compensatory and punitive damages through a jury trial.
In the federal complaint, the group stated that Trump falsely claimed they had killed an individual and pleaded guilty to the crime, which they assert is untrue. The group's legal counsel emphasized that Trump's statements have caused them to seek to clear their names once again, as they were defamed in front of 67 million viewers during the debate.
