Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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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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"$160,000 (State of Massachusetts, 2007)" |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
20 |
Age When Released: |
21 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
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"Washburn, Michael v. Dan Rich and Commonwealth, SUCV2005-03193 (Settled compensation lawsuit against State of Massachusetts for $160,000)" |
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