It’s Time to Unmute The Uncomfortable

By Stacia Erdos Littleton YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – At age 14, eighth-grader Kevin Richardson suddenly found himself without the trumpet he loved to play, thrust in the media spotlight, and tagged as one of The Central Park Five. He and four other teens were wrongfully accused and convicted of the assault and rape of a 28-year-old female jogger in Central Park. Kevin spent seven years in prison, three years on parole, and was forced to register for life as a sex offender before the real rapist con

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