Ross Sorrels

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Charge:	Rape
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Years Imprisoned:	8
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Year Convicted:	1995
Year Cleared:	2003
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Washington
County or Region of Crime:	Clark
City of Crime:	Vancouver
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Ross Sorrels was wrongly convicted of raping a 5-year-old girl. His 1995 trial attracted wide publicity because he was the former director of a group for troubled teenagers - America For Youth Foundation. The actual rapist, John T Tyler, was convicted in 2002 of raping both the 5-year old and her two sisters while living with the girl's mother, and sentenced to 73 years in prison. "
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Innocence Proved By:	Conviction of actual rapist
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"After 8 years, wrongly jailed man to be freed, (AP - Vancouver, WA), The Seattle Times, January 31, 2003, p. B4."
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Ross Sorrels

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

8

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1995

Year Cleared:

2003

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Washington

County or Region of Crime:

Clark

City of Crime:

Vancouver

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Conviction of actual rapist

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"After 8 years, wrongly jailed man to be freed, (AP - Vancouver, WA), The Seattle Times, January 31, 2003, p. B4."

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