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DNA evidence exonerates wrongly convicted rape defendant in US

Leonard Meek served in prison more than seven years of his sentence.

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DNA evidence exonerates wrongly convicted rape defendant in US
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Washington: United States has delivered justice to a man who served 47 years behind bars for a wrongful rape conviction, thanks to DNA evidence.

The exoneration comes as a result of the ongoing efforts to rectify past miscarriages of justice.

The case involves a 72-year-old African American man, Leonard Meek, who was wrongly accused of assaulting a schoolgirl in New York State over four decades ago.

Meek had served more than seven years of his sentence before the real perpetrator was identified and confessed to the crime.

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