Dahn Clary Jr.

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Charge:	Child/Minor Sex Abuse (incl. molestation)
Sentence:	10 years
Years Imprisoned:	4
Year Crime:	1997
Year Convicted:	1998
Year Cleared:	2016
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Bowie
City of Crime:	Texarkana
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Dahn Clary Jr. was wrongly convicted on February 28, 1998 of aggravated sexual assault. Clary pled guilty and was sentenced to 10 years deferred adjudication. Clary's accuser signed a sworn Affidavit in June 2013 that Clary did not commit any act he accused him of when he was 11 years old. Based on the new evidence Clary filed a habeas corpus petition and Clary's accuser repeated his recantation during an evidentiary hearing in 2014. The judge recommended the granting of Clary's petition, and in April 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Clary's writ. The Bowie County District Attorney filed a motion to dismiss the charges that was granted on June 13 2016. In 2016 the State of Texas awarded Clary $552,900 in wrongful imprisonment compensation."
Conviction Caused By:	Alleged victim fabricated accusation that Clary performed oral sex on the boy on several occations in 1996 when the boy was 11-years-old.
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Compensation Awarded:	"$552,900 (State of Texas, 2016)"
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Age When Imprisoned:	48
Age When Released:	52
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
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Dahn Clary Jr.

Charge:

Child/Minor Sex Abuse (incl. molestation)

Sentence:

10 years

Years Imprisoned:

4

Year Crime:

1997

Year Convicted:

1998

Year Cleared:

2016

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Bowie

City of Crime:

Texarkana

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Alleged victim fabricated accusation that Clary performed oral sex on the boy on several occations in 1996 when the boy was 11-years-old.

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$552,900 (State of Texas, 2016)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

48

Age When Released:

52

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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