The five men who were wrongly accused and convicted of a brutal New York City assault in 1989, now known as the “Central Park 5,” on Monday sued former President Donald Trump for defamation after he once again asserted they were responsible for the crime and falsely claimed a victim had died during a debate with Vice President Kamala Harris last month.
Donald Trump speaks during a presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 10, ... [+]
Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise and Yusef Salaam filed the claim against Trump in federal court in Pennsylvania Monday, claiming the former president defamed them, painted them in an offensive false light and intentionally inflicted emotional distress by making his claims on the national debate stage.
In response to a comment from Vice President Kamala Harris about Trump's lengthy history with the Central Park 5, Trump falsely claimed during the debate the group had pleaded guilty to the assault and that they "killed a person ultimately."
The lawsuit asks for an unspecified amount of compensatory and punitive damages.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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