Grant Self

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Charge:	Child/Minor Sex Abuse (incl. molestation)
Sentence:	31 years
Years Imprisoned:	25
Year Crime:	1984
Year Convicted:	1985
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	California
County or Region of Crime:	Kern
City of Crime:	Bakersfield
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Grant Self was wrongly convicted in 1985 of being part of a child molestation ring in Bakersfield, California. Self was sentenced to 31 years in prison. Self's conviction was overturned in 2008, and after 25 years in custody he was released in 2009 after the charges were dismissed. Self filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Kern County that was settled in March 2013 for $725,000."
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Compensation Awarded:	"$725,000 (Kern County, Calif, March 2013)"
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Age When Imprisoned:	31
Age When Released:	56
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Kern County settles last of molestation conviction suits, By Lois Henry (Staff writer), The Californian (Bakersfield, Calif.), March 25, 2013"
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Grant Self

Charge:

Child/Minor Sex Abuse (incl. molestation)

Sentence:

31 years

Years Imprisoned:

25

Year Crime:

1984

Year Convicted:

1985

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California

County or Region of Crime:

Kern

City of Crime:

Bakersfield

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$725,000 (Kern County, Calif, March 2013)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

31

Age When Released:

56

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Kern County settles last of molestation conviction suits, By Lois Henry (Staff writer), The Californian (Bakersfield, Calif.), March 25, 2013"

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http://www.bakersfield.com/news/2013/03/26/kern-county-settles-last-of-molestation-conviction-suits.html

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