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    | MI: Man wrongly sent to prison for rape blames police Submitted by: 
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    | ... "Carter was almost 17 when he was convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct against a 10-year-old girl. He was steadfast in declaring his innocence and refused sex offender therapy, which hurt his chances for an earlier parole. He was released from prison in 2008."
 
 "Police in recent months learned that a man had coerced the girl and her mother to blame Carter for the 1991 assault because of an unpaid debt."
 
 "'Grand Rapids Police Department — they are to blame, not me, not the victims,' Carter said. '... It was your job to figure out did I do it or not, but you didn’t do your job.'" ...
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    | Comment by: 
     mickey
     (6/29/2015) |  
    | Why is it so hard to report simply and accurately? 
 If he was "almost 17" when wrongly convicted, that means he was 16. Why can't you just say:
 
 "Carter was 16 when he was convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct against a 10-year-old girl."
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    | Comment by: 
     teebonicus
     (6/29/2015) |  
    | This man is due 17 years' worth of grief and denied liberty, in the form of BEAUCOUP bucks. 
 I hope he sues and gets a multi-million dollar settlement.
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