The men formerly known as the Central Park Five before they were exonerated filed a defamation lawsuit on Monday against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. With Election Day two weeks away, the group accused the former president of making “false and defamatory statements” about them during last month's presidential debate…

After the crime, Trump purchased a full-page ad in The New York Times calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty. At the time, many in New York believed Trump’s ad was akin to calling for the teens to be executed

“Defendant Trump falsely stated that plaintiffs killed an individual and pled guilty to the crime. These statements are demonstrably false,” the group wrote in federal complaint.

The group accused the former president of making “false and defamatory statements" at the presidential debate.

The now-exonerated men allege Trump spoke falsely of their case with "reckless disregard".

The "Central Park Five," five men who were falsely convicted of rape in a notorious 1989 New York case, launched a defamation lawsuit Monday against former US president Donald Trump.

Members of the 'Central Park Five' sued Trump over "false and defamatory" statements they allege he made about their 1989 case during a presidential debate.

Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The five men known as the "Central Park Five," who were wrongfully convicted of raping a jogger in 1989, sued Donald Trump for defaming them in his September presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.

Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The five men known as the "Central Park Five," who were wrongfully convicted of raping a jogger in 1989, sued Donald Trump for defaming them in his September presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.

The Central Park Five have sued Donald Trump for defamation over false claims the former president made about them during a presidential debate.

Donald Trump was previously successfully sued for defamation by the writer E. Jean Carroll in connection with her claim that he raped her.

Donald Trump was previously successfully sued for defamation by the writer E. Jean Carroll in connection with her claim that he raped her.

The men formerly known as the Central Park Five before they were exonerated on Monday filed a defamation lawsuit against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Former President Donald Trump famously called for harsh penalties against the Central Park 5, the name given to a group of Black and Latino men wrongly imprisoned for an assault in 1989.

The five Black and Hispanic teenagers who were wrongfully convicted for the 1989 rape of a white jogger in New York’s Central Park sued former US president Donald Trump for defamation on...