Central Park 5 Sue Trump For Defamation After He Again Blamed Them For Crime During Presidential Debate

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Source: Forbes

Mary Whitfill Roeloffs
Forbes Staff

Oct 21, 2024,10:00am EDT

Topline The five men who were wrongly accused and convicted of a brutal New York City assault in 1989, now known as the “Central Park 5,” on Monday sued former President Donald Trump for defamation after he once again asserted they were responsible for the crime and falsely claimed a victim had died during a debate with Vice President Kamala Harris last month.

Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise and Yusef Salaam filed the claim against Trump in federal court in Pennsylvania Monday, claiming the former president defamed them, painted them in an offensive false light and intentionally inflicted emotional distress by making his claims on the national debate stage.

In response to a comment from Vice President Kamala Harris about Trump's lengthy history with the Central Park 5, Trump falsely claimed during the debate the group had pleaded guilty to the assault and that they "killed a person ultimately."

The lawsuit asks for an unspecified amount of compensatory and punitive damages.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/10/21/central-park-5-sue-trump-for-defamation-after-he-again-blamed-them-for-crime-during-presidential-debate/

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. GOOD. But how horrible for them that they still have to endure Trump's lies about them.

[SupportSanity]

2. Will we ever be able to fully get rid of the Trump?

It's like an infection that never goes away.

Like MRSA

[multigraincracker]

15. Just hope we get rid of him before Vance can replace him.

The only one worse.

[Ramsey Barner]

3. Link to the plaintiffs' Complaint:

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.paed.628885/gov.uscourts.paed.628885.1.0.pdf

[JustAnotherGen]

4. I'm glad they are doing this

They are right to do so. That evil thing needs to go away.

[niyad]

5. JFC, forbes, can you not afford to hire someone who can write a coherent

and accurate sentence? The assault was not known as the Central Park 5, nor did a victim die during VP Harris' debate with the fucking orange TRAITOR**.

[moniss]

8. But I'll bet he sure can

Tik Tok.

[niyad]

6. Good for the Exonerated Five for calling TRAITOR** out on his continuing

filthy, hate-and-violence-stoking lies against them. I am just so sorry that they are still having to deal with this lying piece of human excrement.

[obamanut2012]

9. He also accused them of MURDERING Trisha Meili

She is not dead.

He will lose this.

[SomedayKindaLove]

10. Good for them

And another reason Trump probably doesn’t want to debate again. Too much liability.

[Paladin]

11. I keep thinking trump can't get any stupider...

...and he keeps proving me wrong.

[MustLoveBeagles]

12. Good

These men have been through too much already. I hope they win though I doubt they'll see any money.

[DemonGoddess]

13. GOOD

They have been exonerated. They should NEVER AGAIN have to have someone try and hold them accountable for something they did not do.

[Oopsie Daisy]

14. Who's the lawyer? I'll bet that E. Jean Carroll can recommend a good law firm.

[geardaddy]

16. That POS just can't keep his mouth shut. n/t

[Wonder Why]

17. Seal his mouth with an arc welder.

[Skittles]

18. when that incident happened

I remember thinking how flimsy their so-called "evidence" was on these young guys - how right I was......kudos to them for not letting Trump get away with continually slandering them.

[twodogsbarking]

19. Using Trump's only weapon against him. The legal system.