Another excerpt from the cut chapter of my upcoming book "Scams from the Great Beyond -The Presidential Edition."
Donald Trump calls for the death penalty
in the "Central Park Five" case
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| Donald Trump ran this as a full page advertisement in several New York City newspapers after six minority youths were arrested in connection with the rape of a jogger in Central Park. Five were given lengthy prison sentences, and one entered a plea bargain. They were all cleared several years later, when the real rapist confessed and DNA evidence connected him to the crime. |
One of the uglier
incidents involving Trump in the 1980s involved a criminal case called either
“the Central Park Five Case” or “the Central Park Jogger Case.” Briefly, in
April of 1989, a 28 year old White female investment banker jogging in Central
Park was raped and brutalized and left with head trauma. Police soon arrested a
group of primarily minority youths who were present near the crime scene.
Donald Trump, who was reportedly considering a run
for Mayor at the time, took out full page ads in several of New York City’s
most popular newspapers saying “Bring back the death penalty” and including
statements like “they should be made to suffer” and “Yes, Mayor Koch, I want to
hate these murders and I always will,” and more. [1]
When
questioned if this hatred (his word “hatred”) might be in-part racially
motivated, he spoke of the many advantages he felt educated African Americans
had in America at time. This further angered many prominent African American
leaders who had already accused Trump of both racism and opportunism.
Five
young men served 6 to thirteen years for the crime. The four under 16, served
six years, the one over 16 served 13 years, and a sixth, tried last, entered a
plea bargain and received a lesser charge. Four were Black, two Hispanic.
Years
later, in 2002, after the statute of limitations ran out, the real criminal, a
serial rapist who was incarcerated, confessed and DNA evidence linked him with
the crime.
The
five men’s convictions were overturned, they sued the city, and were awarded
$41 million in damages.
Trump
called the settlement “a disgrace.” He told the press, he wouldn’t have paid them a dime,
adding that they owed “the taxpayers of the City of New York an apology for taking
money out of their pockets.” [2]
Finally, my books . . .
Yeah, I've written books. Please check them out and see if they interest you.[1] This newspaper story contains an easy to read image of the newspaper ad Trump took out.
“Trump called for death penalty after Central Park jogger attack, and still has
no sympathy for accused despite convictions overturned,” by Leonard Greene.
July 19, 2018. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS.
[2]
Page 278-280. Kranish, Michael and Fisher, Marc. “Trump Revealed -The
Definitive Biography of the 45th President.” (2016, Scribner, New York)
Pages 192-193, 261-262. D’Antonio, Michael. “Never Enough -Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success.” (2015. Thomas Dunne Books. New York.)
“Trump called for death penalty after Central Park jogger attack, and still has
no sympathy for accused despite convictions overturned,” by Leonard Greene.
July 19, 2018. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-news-trump-death-penalty-central-park-five-20180713-story.html
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