Christopher Bowen Fair

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Charge:	Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)
Sentence:	5 years
Years Imprisoned:	1.83
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Year Convicted:	2007
Year Cleared:	2009
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
County or Region of Crime:	Wales
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Wrongly convicted in 2007 of sexual assault on a young girl. His conviction was based on the girl's identification. Christopher Bowen Fair was sentenced to five years imprisonment. On July 9, 2009 England's Court of Appeals quashed Fair's conviction as being based on insufficient evidence. Fair was released after 22 months imprisonment."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous identification by the victim.
Innocence Proved By:	"On July 9, 2009 England's Court of Appeals quashed Fair's conviction as being based on insufficient evidence. "
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Age When Imprisoned:	47
Age When Released:	49
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Serious sex assault on young child - conviction quashed, Evening Post (Swansea, Wales), July 9, 2009"
Information Location 1:	http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/news/sex-assault-young-child-conviction-quashed/article-1152870-detail/article.html
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Christopher Bowen Fair

Charge:

Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)

Sentence:

5 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.83

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2007

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

Wales

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous identification by the victim.

Innocence Proved By:

"On July 9, 2009 England's Court of Appeals quashed Fair's conviction as being based on insufficient evidence. "

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

47

Age When Released:

49

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Serious sex assault on young child - conviction quashed, Evening Post (Swansea, Wales), July 9, 2009"

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http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/news/sex-assault-young-child-conviction-quashed/article-1152870-detail/article.html

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