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Dec. 24, 1990: American Notes:New York City
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TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
Dec. 24, 1990 What Is Kuwait?
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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NATION, Page 23
American Notes
NEW YORK CITY
Jogger Trial, Act II
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<p> When Kevin Richardson, 16, was pronounced guilty of
attempted murder and rape, his mother fainted. As Kharey Wise,
18, was being led out of the courtroom after being convicted
of sexual abuse, riot and assault, he yelled at Assistant
District Attorney Elizabeth Lederer, "You bitch! You'll pay for
this!" Black spectators shouted, "White justice!"
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<p> So ended the second trial resulting from the vicious rape
and nearly fatal beating of an investment banker in New York
City's Central Park in 1989. Three juveniles were convicted of
rape and assault last August. After the latest trial,
Richardson faces a maximum sentence of 10 years. Wise, who was
treated as an adult, could get up to 26. Their sentences will
be pronounced on Jan. 9. A third trial, slated for next month,
will determine the fate of the last alleged assailant.
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<p> The attack, in which the white woman while jogging was
assaulted by a gang of black and Hispanic teenagers, roiled the
city's already tense race relations. Black supporters of the
youths charged that the media had hypocritically focused on
this case while ignoring countless aggressions against nonwhite
women. But the jurors--four whites, four blacks, three
Hispanics and one Asian--insisted that they quickly discarded
race as a factor in their 12 days of deliberations.
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