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Co-defendant in Central Park jogger case is exonerated

Steven Lopez, left, exits a courtroom, Monday, July 25, 2022, in New York. Lopez, a co-defendant of the so-called Central Park Five, whose convictions in a notorious 1989 rape of a jogger were thrown out more than a decade later, had his conviction on a related charge overturned Monday. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez) Steven Lopez, left, exits the courtroom following a hearing at the Supreme court, Monday, July 25, 2022, in New York. Lopez, a co-defendant of the so-called Central Park Five, whose convictions in a notorious 1989 rape of a jogger were thrown out more than a decade later, had his conviction on a related charge overturned Monday. Lopez was exonerated in response to requests by both Lopez’s attorney and prosecutors. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez) Lawyer Eric Renfroe speaks during a news conference at Supreme Court after the exoneration proceeding of Steven Lopez, Monday, July 25, 2022, in New York. Lopez, a co-defendant of the so-called Central Park Five, whose convictions in a notorious 1989 rape of a jogger were thrown out more than a decade later, had his conviction on a related charge overturned Monday. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez) New York City District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks during a news conference at Supreme Court after the exoneration proceeding of Steven Lopez, Monday, July 25, 2022, in New York. Lopez, a co-defendant of the so-called Central Park Five, whose convictions in a notorious 1989 rape of a jogger were thrown out more than a decade later, had his conviction on a related charge overturned Monday. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez) Steven Lopez, left, exits a courtroom, Monday, July 25, 2022, in New York. Lopez, a co-defendant of the so-called Central Park Five, whose convictions in a notorious 1989 rape of a jogger were thrown out more than a decade later, had his conviction on a related charge overturned Monday. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)