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Michael Washburn

 

Charge:

Child/Minor Sex Abuse (incl. molestation)

Sentence:

4 years

Years Imprisoned:

1

Year Crime:

2002

Year Convicted:

2002

Year Cleared:

2003

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Massachusetts

County or Region of Crime:

Bristol

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Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Michael Washburn was wrongly convicted in 2002 of child sex abuse in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Washburn's conviction was overturned in 2003 and the charges were dismissed. In 2005 Washburn filed a claim for compensation from the State of Massachusetts under G.L.C. 258D, and his claim was settled in 2007 for $160,000."

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Compensation Awarded:

"$160,000 (State of Massachusetts, 2007)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

20

Age When Released:

21

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Washburn, Michael v. Dan Rich and Commonwealth, SUCV2005-03193 (Settled compensation lawsuit against State of Massachusetts for $160,000)"

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