Who Were The 'Central Park 5'
- jmpblodgett
- May 31, 2022
- 2 min read
The Central Park 5 are 5 teenagers who, in 1989, were wrongfully convicted of raping a white women jogger. Each of the five individuals spent between 6 and 13 years in prison, until a serial rapist (Matias Reyes) confessed to the crime years later in 2002.
The CP5 are Korey Wise, 46; Kevin Richardson, 44; Raymond Santana, 44; Antron McCray, 45; and Yusef Salaam, 45.
"Raymond Santana was 14-years-old when he was arrested in 1989 and was incarcerated for close to seven years for the jogger case.
Korey Wise was with his friend Yusef Salaam when police picked up Salaam to take him in for questioning. Wise, 16, wasn’t a suspect, but he agreed to go with his friend for moral support. He ended up being charged as well, and served more than 13 years, the longest of the five boys. His chance encounter in prison with Matias Reyes, who was serving a life sentence for multiple rapes and a murder, led Reyes to admit to the Central Park rape, and, after DNA confirmation, the men’s exoneration.
Salaam was 15 years old at the time of his arrest, and spent more than six years in prison.
McCray was 15 years old when he was arrested and served six years in prison. Though he maintained his innocence, his father, Bobby, convinced him to tell the police what they wanted to hear, believing that they would let him go.
Richardson was 14 years old when he was arrested, and served seven years in prison."
“When we were found innocent, there was no tsunami of media that followed in the way that tsunami came out within the first few weeks when they thought we were guilty,” said Salaam
Premiering May 31, is Netflix's mini series titled “When They See Us,” based on the CP5 story and their wrongful conviction. Pictured below is the original CP5 and their 5 teenage actors who will play them in the Netflix original series. The young actors names are: Jharrel Jerome, 21; Asante Blackk, 17; Marquis Rodriguez, 22; Caleel Harris, 15; and Ethan Herisse, 18.
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