Wrongfully Convicted Central Park Five Receive Honorary Bronx Preparatory High School Diplomas

VIBE: Central Park Five Cross The Stage With Honorary High School Diplomas

Three-fifths of the Central Park Five, or “brothers through fire,” if you let Yusef Salaam tell it, were venerated with honorary diplomas from Bronx Preparatory High School on Monday (June 26).

The five men that make up the C.P. Five are Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana Jr., and Kharey Wise. In 1989, they were found guilty of the brutal rape of a woman jogging in the park when they were all teenagers, ranging from 14-16 years old.

Calling out the fallacies of their interrogation, admitting they were coerced to make incriminating statements, the black and Latino teens all refused a plea bargain and were sentenced to seven to 13 years in prison....

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