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Feeling the Bern

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Wed Apr 27, 2016, 12:42 AM Apr 2016

Man imprisoned for 28 YEARS after woman dreamed that he raped her to be freed [View all]

Man imprisoned for 28 YEARS after woman dreamed that he raped her to be freed after another man confesses

A man imprisoned for 28 years after a woman said she dreamed that he raped her could be freed after a Denver judge overturned his conviction, saying he would likely be acquitted at a new trial because someone else confessed to the crime.

Clarence Moses-EL was convicted in 1988 and sentenced to 48 years in prison for raping and assaulting a woman when she returned home from a night of drinking. When police initially asked who attacked her, she named the man who later confessed.

More than a day after the assault, while in the hospital, the woman identified Moses-EL as her attacker, saying his face came to her in a dream.

Moses-EL has long claimed he was innocent. But his efforts to appeal his conviction were unsuccessful, in part because Denver police threw away DNA evidence from the attack. Police destroyed body swabs and the victim's clothing despite a judge's order to preserve it for testing that could have confirmed Moses-EL's guilt or innocence.

How fucked up is this?


So, let me get this right.

1: Woman gets drunk.
2: Woman gets raped.
3: Woman has dream about attacker.
4: DNA evidence is thrown out.
5: Man loses 28 years of his life.
6: Man is actually innocent.
7: Instead of being freed, Colorado decides to retry him for a crime he didn't commit.

Am I the only one who sees a major fucking problem here?

I hope he sues the pants off everyone involved, even the victim, who clearly lied!
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Evidence is important Democat Apr 2016 #1
She had a dream. Isn't that enough? Feeling the Bern Apr 2016 #2
considering the percentage of rapes that actually end in a conviction of ANY kind Skittles Apr 2016 #3
It's fucked up AND scary. Wow! C Moon Apr 2016 #4
Aaaand he's African-American nxylas Apr 2016 #5
THAT is so deeply embarrassing to me Xipe Totec Apr 2016 #6
Every time something like this happens, they're always black. Oneironaut Apr 2016 #15
Maybe eveyone involved in this was black? The2ndWheel Apr 2016 #18
I don't know about the others involved, but somehow I doubt the jury was black. ohnoyoudidnt Apr 2016 #25
The victim might not have been motivated by racism nxylas Apr 2016 #26
A moderate google search turns up zilch for the identity of the woman... TipTok Apr 2016 #28
This is fucking horrible. Enthusiast Apr 2016 #7
YEAH... Lets never believe a woman who was raped again!!1! Ohio Joe Apr 2016 #8
She is responsible for her testimony mythology Apr 2016 #9
YEAH... Never believe a woman who is beaten and raped!!1! Ohio Joe Apr 2016 #10
oh FFS ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #11
Nah GummyBearz Apr 2016 #19
It's fun to pretend as much... regardless of how absurd the pretension may be. LanternWaste Apr 2016 #20
There are multiple biases in this case GummyBearz Apr 2016 #21
No, the OP is not 'MRA-ish' at all muriel_volestrangler Apr 2016 #13
1 woman gets drunk Ohio Joe Apr 2016 #16
Which is relevant to why she gave 3 names to identify who might have raped her muriel_volestrangler Apr 2016 #17
No one ever said let's never believe a woman who was raped Downtown Hound Apr 2016 #14
No... She does not Ohio Joe Apr 2016 #22
If you wrongfully finger somebdoy, especially based on a dream Downtown Hound Apr 2016 #23
I'm curious as to why you think she wrongfully fingered him on purpose? TorchTheWitch Apr 2016 #31
I blame her because it's stupid to rely on dreams Downtown Hound Apr 2016 #32
"Clearly" Act_of_Reparation Apr 2016 #12
I only have one question malaise Apr 2016 #24
Hmmm, I'm guessing yes. bermudat Apr 2016 #27
Weren't the other men that she named also AA? TipTok Apr 2016 #30
I can't agree with suing the victim Bradical79 Apr 2016 #29
Our long national nightmare is over. KamaAina Apr 2016 #33
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