FILE- In this May 20, 2019 file photo, Director Ava DuVernay, center, with the Central Park 5: Raymond Santana, from left, Kevin Richardson, Korey Wise, Anthony McCray and Yuesf Salaam, attend the world premiere of "When They See Us," at the Apollo Theater in New York.Photo by Donald Traill/Donald Traill/Invision/AP

Central Park Five sues Donald Trump for ’defamatory’ remarks made during presidential debate

Trump "falsely stated" the plaintiffs killed an individual and pled guilty to the crime, the group said in a federal complaint

by · National Post

The men formerly known as the “Central Park Five” before they were exonerated, filed a defamation lawsuit on Monday against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

With the election two weeks away, the group accused the former president of making “false and defamatory statements” about them during last month’s presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. The group is asking for a jury trial to determine compensatory and punitive damages.

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