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Federal Jury Awards Stanley Wrice $5.2 Million After He Was Beaten, Forced to Confess to 1982 Gang Rape

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Nikki Rojas
Mar 06, 2020
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A Chicago man who spent 31 years in prison after he was brutally beaten and forced to confess to a 1982 gang rape by two police officers was awarded $5.2 million in damages by a federal jury on March 3. Stanley Wrice, who said the officers tortured him into giving a false confession, told reporters he finally feels vindicated.

The decision came after an …

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