‘The Lovely Bones’ Author Apologizes to Wrongly Convicted Man

[@Thatoneguykid]

The fact that a producer can find holes in her story and not the actual people that investigate this case is terrible

[@m.w.3256]

Kinda gives a whole new meaning to what black people, especially black men have had to endure when wrongfully accused by white people, especially lying white privileged women!

[@HovalisKai2]

Investigations have been romanized by television.

[@patriciaarps5815]

The worst

[@weavtj1097]

@@m.w.3256 EXACTLY!!!! black men truly go through a lot in the system

[@traceytracey3756]

Different time, black man, white woman, rape=guilty.

[@chiefchero6198]

“I’m sorry this happened to you” is NOT an apology. “I’m sorry I did this to you” would be a good start.

[@pussiriffic]

Im sorry my wrongful identification of you caused you to be convicted & incarcerated for 16yrs for a crime you didn’t commit.

[@chiefchero6198]

@@pussiriffic that works too. Point is, she makes it seem like she had no part in it. Like the accusation fell from the sky and hit him in the head.

[@jorgeburke3465]

She should be punished

[@ebunny5]

Notice she didn't speak directly to anyone? She is being smart in the event of future letigation. A lawyer probably drafted the statement for her.

[@DianeWilliamsCurvyGoddess]

So very true.

[@clubsnatcher]

The fact that she didn't deliver an apology to him personally, face to face, is cruel

[@maewestbabysister4966]

Because she really didn't care to apologize. I hope sues her.

[@pantherinparadise9686]

I think there is more to this story.

[@deana6072]

She's sorry she got caught lying.

[@Mooodyyhhh]

The least she could do....

[@cyrusthegreat7472]

She is Jezebel

[@AfraidMonsters]

why doesn't she send him millions, if she's so sorry?

[@lilc5353]

Exactly 💯

[@cmlvcontact3558]

👏 👏 👏

[@HARVEY_1988]

👍🏾👍🏾

[@MrRaErickson]

He better sue

[@DezmondBoi]

She should send everything the movie and book made that was her earnings because if it wasnt for the accusation, she wouldve had none

[@zepp3793]

The worst part of this is that if the movie wasn’t being produced, nobody would have ever noticed and he would still be in jail

[@jonathantan2469]

He has already been released. But the record as a criminal & sex offender remains. Just as importantly, it's the stigma of being a convicted rapist for a crime you didn't commit.

[@anthonymusto3537]

His been released for years.he just wants to clear his name!and a settlement I'm sure.god bless him.

[@ellaes6602]

what about all the money from that book earned go to him. . . I dont know that can help!

[@BrookeKatherine.]

@@jonathantan2469 Why would he still have to be a sex offender?

[@jonathantan2469]

@@BrookeKatherine. Even if you're now out of jail, as a convicted rapist, you have a searchable criminal record as a sex offender, and have to register as one in some places. That's why clearing it is such a big deal for him since he was wrongly convicted...

[@andylin6560]

How can someone live for 16 years knowing their words ruined another person's life?

[@austinbevis4266]

Longer than 16 years actually

[@ShazammtheProducer]

easy people do it all the time

[@iamthefuss934]

Easily. With money

[@lunalea1250]

People have recanted their testimonies, told the courts they ID the wrong person and it took years or never for the 'law' to fix it!😔☯️

[@who511]

she didn't know.

[@AuskaDezjArdamaath]

She should have to pay restitution to the poor man. It’s the LEAST she can do for robbing him of 16 years of the prime of his life.

[@kentinson1670]

She owes him the money she made from her book.

[@baddie1shoe]

I agree restitution is due. It’s unconscionable to think otherwise. I feel sorry for her violent assault, and I feel sorry for this man who wrongfully paid with 16 years of his life. She made money and she owes some to him.

[@babyteano1977]

16 M, a million for every year he struggled and survived inside prison.

[@paulgeorge5359]

Fr bro that’s messed up

[@Alicia-vq8jg]

@@babyteano1977 at least …also I really over estimated how much she was worth 😩. She’s only worth 1.6 million

[@breannajones6526]

My 9th grade ELA teacher needs to apologize, too. That lady had the whole class believing he did the crime.

[@vinnie9458]

Why is an ELA teacher even trying to influence her students like that?

[@My_knob]

@@vinnie9458because ELA teachers

[@eugenedavis6792]

What's the saying...Don't believe the Hype.

[@RM-xr8lq]

@@vinnie9458probably low funded rural school, often have a lot of conservatives/abrahamics infesting the staff that push their beliefs and rituals onto the students

[@Daniel-om4ce]

@@vinnie9458English teachers always be like that

[@superjaded1738]

Being wrongly convicted of a crime & imprisoned is absolutely the worst thing that could happen to a person beside the death of a loved one. Damn

[@redtortoise]

I'd say being raped is much, much worse.

[@KidBuuBuu1214]

@@redtortoise What?

[@danielolugbodi6504]

@@redtortoise interesting view

[@Kittycat-rm8hu]

@@redtortoise girl . . . what?

[@winning3329]

Nobody wants to put themselves in the woman's shoes until it happens to them. This is clearly a mistaken identity and not faking a case.

[@KAM-rl6tz]

The real hero is the movie producer who hired the private investigator on his own dime after noticing discrepancies between the book and the court transcript. Who does that! He didn’t have to do that. I am very happy that man was finally released!

[@SydneyLedgerAuthor]

EXACTLY! I am so happy he did that. An amazing and selfless thing to do.

[@juanasweets1368]

Amazing thing to do. But not selfless. He’s an intelligent guy who wanted to get the facts right before putting his name to a possible false allegation. doing due diligence protects yourself and can save others. Very smart man.

[@redefinedliving5974]

he's been released for yrs

[@savagesfortruth]

The book was based on a actual murder not her story

[@andreisaacs4170]

@@savagesfortruthwrong a website says it’s based on her experience

[@MrLewis91120]

Sounds like he needs the royalties to her movies and books. Lawsuits all around

[@oswa2702]

Agree!

[@caryinsheppard8003]

Hell yeah!

[@sheliamccullough1626]

Hell yea give him his money

[@turnoffmainstream]

Agreed

[@keviiinramaaaage7650]

Facts! secure that man a big o’l bag

[@miamor119]

She should go to jail for 16 years for her wrongful accusation. That’s the best way for her to apologize to ruining someone’s life

[@marmington1]

no one has perfect memory especially after such a terrible event. you really can’t blame the victims, it’s a horrible thing that he lost sixteen years of his life. He should be heavily reimbursed, and I understand why you would want to pin the blame on her, but this whole thing would have been avoided if the justice system, not the victims had taken more time to correctly identify him. he did nothing wrong he’s a victim of the unfair practices of our justice system. And she’s still a victim of rape. Hair DNA has been found to be one of the LEAST correct forms of identification. She may have thought it was her rapist but the system made the mistake not the victim, the man is a victim as well possibly more of a victim than her, in some cases but that doesn’t mean you should blame the person who was raped. It’s the systems fault for using an outdated way of identifying someone. Sorry for the essay

[@altairtheeagle]

You make too much sense that’s why it won’t happen

[@domevision]

I bet the rapist was a white dude too 🤦

[@InnerPeace-ky5]

⁠@@marmington1 Yeah, this case is kinda like a rage school shooting, isn't it? Imagine a traumatized kid with nothing to lose put a bullet through your kid’s skull and some guys on the internet just said: “Oh, clearly it was not that kid’s fault, blame the society and the school system that has driven him insane.”. It's way easier for us outsiders to pull the forgiving card. I know I will never forgive the lying monster that ruined my life if I’m ever in his shoes.

[@pokepew]

​@@marmington1he is a victim of *her*, her accusations cost him 16 years of his life. A price she should now have to pay for saying without reasonable doubt he committed the crime knowing he'd have possibility of prison. Her being a victim of SA does NOT excuse her of making someone else a victim.

[@Tye84xx]

I don’t understand why falsely accusing someone of rape isn’t a serious crime

[@PROD5VE]

The people falsely accusing them should be the ones sentenced.

[@GorgieClarissa]

Do we know she falsely accused? Or misidentified the criminal?

[@user9b2]

She should know because she have seem that her book do match the court records.

[@user9b2]

She should know because she have seem that her book do match the court records.

[@paige2853]

@@GorgieClarissa he was misidentified

[@jeffa.252]

I read that he was in the Marine Corps when this happened. They certainly discharged him with a BCD or Dishonorable. That needs to be fixed. He deserves his veteran status and the benefits that come with it.

[@gokushkameha-ha-ha9344]

What benefits lol

[@egoff3769]

@@gokushkameha-ha-ha9344 shut up

[@samaghiksamurai7853]

@@gokushkameha-ha-ha9344 please don't waste oxygen anymore.

[@otakasensei]

No but seriouly, what benefits? I'm not american and I just heard horrors about the veteran benefits, like your soldiers live like hobos when they come back from service

[@juliettemarii]

Theres education benefits (ex:gi bill), housing benefits, medical benefits, counseling, and such. A dishonorable discharge, however, can take a whole lot of opportunities away.

[@karenborden1620]

She can keep her apology. Give that man financial compensation!

[@TinaNtambwe]

Exactly

[@saltyballs]

No financial compensation will give his 16 years back.

[@TinaNtambwe]

@@saltyballs and a “ sorry” isn’t enough

[@batmanimal5993]

Jail for the same length of time with all proceeds from movie and book going to him . Every last cent all properties cars furniture and when it happens highlight the case massively with an injunction to stop her from making and profiting from any stories coming from it

[@chosen1854]

He’ll get it through the taxpayers. But anybody that was involved in any way of putting the sky behind bars should be held responsible that includes the judge, prosecutor, and whoever else was involved.

[@numb4102]

How does he stay wrongfully locked up for 16 years and still forgive her? That is so wholesome, love that man

[@aaronramen5926]

Cause he got lots of 💵

[@Floridamangaming729]

@@jessie.juxtapose nah it takes a stronger man to go psycho and completely ruin her life because you have nothing left to lose anymore. thats what I would've done. forgiveness is for pussies.

[@sm512]

He's an idiot, that's why, all it does is continue to let people get away with telling lies and false accusations.

[@abigail1994]

Probably for himself, mostly. Carrying resentment can take even more years off your life. 😔

[@OGJaquarPrincess]

Not wholesome, brainswashed. We’ve been brainwashed to forgive our oppressors.

[@DatBoyJaden]

She owes him millions, the prison owes him millions and anyone else who accused this INNOCENT MAN. smh 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@agentone8511]

I'd give him a million but I'm broke and I got student loans 😅

[@themixer5029]

Why the prison?

[@happybaals]

@@themixer5029 he means the state.

[@mkuti-childress3625]

Here’s the thing. She truly thought he did it. Apparently he looked a lot like the guy who did rape and beat her. She went to the police and I presume the hospital and did her best to identify the rapist. After that happens, it is up to the police to and district attorney to investigate the facts of the case, decide whether there is enough evidence to determine if he is guilty and can be proven guilty, and to make their best case if that is what the evidence shows. And it is up to the defense attorney to make sure he gets the best defense available to advocate for him, minimize the chance that an innocent person will be sent to prison, and if he is convicted to make sure sentencing is fair. She wasn’t being malicious. Plenty of witnesses accidentally misidentify the person who committed a crime. If someone is convicted solely because of an identification-if the victim and perpetrator don’t already know each other, of course-then someone didn’t do their job. Another thing to remember is that they didn’t have DNA testing back then. The best they could do with blood and semen was determine someone’s blood type. I feel bad for them both-him for losing such a big part of his life and having to deal with a decimated reputation, and her for how horrible it must feel to know your mistake cost someone so much for so long and realizing that the person who actually did it is still out there and she will never know who actually did it or get any justice.

[@cazedit8439]

Yes 16 years is such a long time

[@idee7896]

She needs to show she’s truly sorry by donating 100% of the proceeds from the book to him.

[@NnHnsn]

100%

[@dreamman5588]

she won't. I'm surprised he got an apology

[@nonterrestriaI]

She should go to jail for 16 years. Nothing less.

[@kaddo.k702]

You said exactly what I was thinking, the guy should get some kind of financial donation from this heartless lady. She probably only apologised as she knew people will come after her/call her out.

[@jamilajulie5717]

@@kaddo.k702 tbh, I thought she would donate all the book's revenues even though it won't give his 16 years life time back. Instead, she just cold heartedly apologies for it and considering revising the book. Lol.. She must be joking.

[@zackrice9395]

The fact he is willing to accept a half witted apology shows the kind of man he is. A very very good one.

[@rebotsomat]

You should look into the story. She didnt accuse him, then the cops fed her lies and confused her and got her to change her accusation to him. Why? Who knows, maybe he made one of the cops mad.

[@Christobanistan]

@@rebotsomat Then why did she refuse to use the word "I" in her apology?

[@zackrice9395]

@@rebotsomat "It wasn't her the cops secretly had something against him so they told her they would kill her and her family if she didnt lie under oath about him" you sound crazy

[@rebotsomat]

@@zackrice9395 I dont recall saying all that. Its documented that she accused someone else and then they spoke to her and she changed it, though.

[@zackrice9395]

@@rebotsomat wait wait wait SHE changed it? Thanks GG tho

[@sonofJurell]

Let me get this straight: she was attacked, months later she was walking down the street and said "That's him!" How on earth does that stand up in court? It's ridiculous!

[@AO-wg9ne]

She was a teenage white woman accusing a black man. Let that sink in.

[@11elevenCherry111]

She'll reap what she sow .. the coming days to her end... . She knew it wasn't him...

[@lydiakondo8607]

Exactly, like how??? And the fact that she wasn’t even sure and the whole thing was based of “feeling” makes it even more ridiculous!

[@feleciagmiller872]

When you a black man in AmeriKKKa all it takes is a white woman to say you raped her. No damn evidence needed yo take 16 years from your life.

[@abuja6425]

Did y’all know that Emit Till’s killer is still alive(the woman that accused him). She has not faced any punishment or been brought to jail. It’s crazy! , how this society treats black peoples lives as expendable

[@MJ-kb2mp]

Honestly every penny she made off that book needs to go to this man.

[@shaniyajulie]

FAXXX

[@ijlayugan4149]

YEAHH

[@quintillabatts9472]

And then some. He needs to sue her until the cows come home and then leave again.

[@iHasaComputer]

The book and the movie. They’re ass so she probably spent all the money she “earned” by now lol.

[@amberambie5840]

And movie

[@mede6195]

She profited from her knowing she sent an innocent man to jail. She knew and didn’t care. She owes him all the money she made from that book.

[@cynthiacreamer7177]

Mel D I agree she should give him all the money.

[@roxannedavis3734]

Absolutely correct I so agree 💯

[@macmini2307]

Yep and hopefully in tthe ones that reports fake rape assaults could face a long time in jail

[@GrainneDhu]

Where do you get the idea that she knew she sent an innocent man to jail?

[@GrainneDhu]

@@macmini2307 there is no doubt that Alice Sebold was violent raped. After the assault, she had to have surgery to repair the damage that the rapist did to her--he literally ripped her open by violating her with his fist as well as raping her. This was not a case of a faked rape; this was a case of a rape victim mistakenly identifying the wrong man.

[@veronicaj758]

Anyone wrongly accused should get $1 million per year locked up.🥺

[@EllaCBWalkersSpokeswoman]

By your admission I should get $3 million since I did 3 years for something I didn't do even though my mother and 3 of her friends were with me when the so called incident occurred and they were willing to testify that I was in their presence and asleep because I was preparing for college as I was a senior in high school but the prosecutor ordered a gag order against them

[@veronicaj758]

@EllaCanekCBWalkersSpokeswoman you should, but you know the crooked world we live in. Sorry you went through that. My brother went through something similar.

[@veronicaj758]

@EllaCanekCBWalkersSpokeswoman even if not that much, at least 300k per year.

[@GracieHakim]

And he should file a civil suit against her

[@jamiedalziel4692]

Why is it always about money with you idiots, she should be doing time for what she's done 💯

[@citlalminas]

so crazy she can just walk her dog like nothing when he got 16 years token away from him and he's still kind.

[@JprimeWorld]

How would you act

[@toomessy]

Right! How is it possible that she can just go on with her life as if she didn't literally ruin his life. Pathetic.

[@topsecret1553]

It's about the terms of the apology. It would not be a very fitting apology if it seems as if someone had to find you on the street for you to say it, she just took the time to give a sincere apology on her own terms

[@samuels4777]

She should go to jail for 16 years instead I bet if someone murder your kid and the judge give him only 10 years in prison no life sentence and you see the guy who murder your kid walking his dog how would you react he served his time there is nothing you can do to him.

[@TheUsherrrr]

Taken* Edit: I really think she might have backlash from the family of this man but I don’t know but she should definitely learn from her mistakes tbh

[@alexadamski]

She knew it wasn't him and didn't even admitted it herself (like many do out of guilt) until someone did some digging with her book. Thats evil. Why isnt't she charged now?

[@Funnyreelmaker]

@Hyrenapth Not paying up is not enough need to servere rotten in jail

[@mkhanman12345]

time for her to open up that checkbook

[@mkhanman12345]

@UCJyl5E0JmrZrM7kSi_25n5Q It's not about her. This is about him.

[@kaniaholmes]

Exactly!!

[@Parallelthinkers]

She should be forced "by law" to give him head for the rest of her days. As the court knows, amazing head can turn the hands of time and restore vigor and strength to what was diminished and fallen limp. What a horrible experience for any man, let's sign the petition, get it notarized sealed, and sent to the judge.

[@alyciag6427]

This is horrific. Not to mention she initially identified someone else in a lineup before identifying him as her attacker. That alone should have been a red flag.

[@iHasaComputer]

Shut up. Believe all women.

[@merosepearl6325]

@@iHasaComputer well I am all for believing the victims do doubt but this man also lost over a decade and a half of his life due to this wrongful convection in return I feel the money she has made on book sales should be given back to him along both osin and suffering and jail time for that woman for a false convection. She must also do her time for the crime

[@Neko.Virtual]

how did they put him in jail without having any proof ?

[@iamagooddog21]

@@Neko.Virtual because he happens to be black, and the american so-called justice system can be extremely punishing on anyone with more melanin. false convictions can happen to anybody, regardless of skin tone, but it is more common that it happens to people with darker skin. so, incompetent courts and racism, basically were how a random guy got 16 years of his life torn away from him

[@T1tanSalazar]

@@iHasaComputer Damn, feminist?

[@teohyc]

Is there a legal case to sue the lady? Because the guy actually lost years of his life.

[@ShafinMH]

He should sue her for the pain and suffering.

[@sleeks9939]

She should be locked up for 16 years plus!

[@LindaC616]

@@CitrikkAcid she won't be. But as a minimum, he should receive every penny she made from the book and movie rights

[@jenniferodessa5998]

@@sleeks9939 right let’s switch

[@idontwannabeanonymous4725]

@@LindaC616 exactly what I thought

[@LindaC616]

@E Kkkk just not working for 16 years alone, his social security takes a hit. And that's even before pain and suffering, and trying to find a job at age 61.

[@cindyfitzgerald4500]

She should be giving him all the money she has profited from the book and she should be behind bars. Absolutely heartbreaking!

[@Ruebenbayona]

What crime did she commit making a mistake? Lol

[@n0madtv]

@@DG-nk7jo You mean like what happened to him?

[@bjnaty117]

I agree 💯% with you!

[@n0madtv]

People go to prison for mistakes every day. Mistakes that cost other people their lives and welfare. That's the literal definition of many crimes. She is NOT innocent.

[@Adrianexists69]

@@Ruebenbayona ok lets say u were sent to prison for rape when u didn't do it and get released, of course u will sue her and making false rape allegations is illegal

[@giovannitorres86]

An apology doesn’t do anything. She owes him millions.

[@Iamrightyouarewrong]

How much she make off the book?

[@evandoesgaming159]

@@Iamrightyouarewrong I'm not sure, but apparently she's worth 8 million dollars. I assume a large chunk of money is from that book; probably at least a few million.

[@TheOne_isGOD]

no, she owes him HER life!

[@unoriginalegg9899]

Though it was an actual mistake, she needs to compensate him.

[@satlva2908]

No actually the most fair thing to do would be her having the same sentence as him.

[@RubyArellano86]

Whoever falsely accuses someone like this & takes YEARS from their life should be made to spend the same amount of time in jail.

[@ArtfullyJonesy]

That wasn’t an apology. She was talking as if she was writing another novel, not like SHE robbed him of all those years. She’s sorry “it happened” like something you read in the news, that you’re far removed from. She ruined his life, and should be held criminally accountable. Screw her third-person apologies!

[@its8859]

Women

[@maewestbabysister4966]

@@its8859 White women..

[@hallahan15]

@@maewestbabysister4966 exactly

[@sumayyahadetunmbi4347]

Fr

[@orbeezeater]

@@maewestbabysister4966 Hear me out; bad people in general.

[@livinglegacy7]

He still has forgiveness in his heart.. this man is incredibly humble for going through what he has.. I sincerely wish him the best for the years he has left to enjoy.

[@hybridflu6-810]

That's stupid

[@whoami9717]

@@hybridflu6-810 he deserves to live the rest of his life happily and peacefully

[@Cruzer871]

@@whoami9717 punishment for the author

[@christianb8228]

They need to give him some money asap

[@NineM_YorHa]

Women like her make people question rape victims, that's unforgivable

[@mochabay5700]

I hope he sues her. This story is so disheartening.

[@shonaharris9328]

He won’t because he’s really kind and forgiving. I hope she gets some pressure to give him proceeds from her book. She owes it to him.

[@Wot0-0]

How can be sue her? It was mistaken identity and that's the cops job to make sure they have the correct person from dna and whatnot, she was raped and it's not her job to arrest and convict him

[@dimfuturefilms9070]

@@shonaharris9328 kindness gets you nothing in this world, you have to be cruel to win

[@user-gu6vf3je1d]

@@Wot0-0 it was not mistaken identity she straight up lied. There was no rape. It was all a plot for her future story.

[@Wot0-0]

@@user-gu6vf3je1d No idiot she was actually brutally raped and in the hospital, she told the cops a few months later she think she saw her attacker in a certain area and they found this man in that area, she didn't pick him out in police lineup but true police arrested him anyway. That's why the man isn't blaming her because she was actually raped and there was evidence of her rape because her tissue was ripped apart. The cops arrested him even though she said she wasn't sure it was him and the judge convicted him even though the only evidence tying him there was a hair that turned out not to be his.

[@zanfear]

Wait - she admitted that his life was unjustly robbed from him... by her own doing. Why didn't she SPEAK UP during these last 16 years?

[@chamilleleonne]

Right, im confused about the timeline of this story. At what point did she realize it was the wrong guy?

[@gracelewis6071]

I don't think she realized she had the wrong person. It sounds like she was young and hypervigilant after the assault, was in the area and her brain made a connection to someone who looked similar. Our minds don't always have great memory of traumatic events. It was up to the prosecution process to make sure that her story added up to connect to this man in particular... they clearly did not, if a man reading her book could figure out that it didn't match.

[@nickpickle3950]

There needs to be a lawsuit filed against her, she profited from this and ruined his life which is absolutely disgusting and her book needs to be pulled

[@prod.drewuplife3575]

💯💯

[@bloom_exe7020]

@@Fullmetalseagul maybe like 8 years with a settlement we don't know if she truly misidentified him or it was a false rape. But yea she needs to be punished

[@paulineroseesteban7026]

Pin this comment please

[@G8tr1522]

the book does NOT need to be pulled, but there should def be financial compensation.

[@madasahatter5514]

He'll get every penny in a civil suit. He deserves it, she doesn't!

[@alyssa3105]

i can’t with people like this, he deserves the world.

[@JoeZUGOOLA]

You cant what?

[@TBonerton]

I second this motion, can't what?

[@alyssa3105]

@@JoeZUGOOLA, @TBonerton i can’t physically stand ppl who do things like this. how can u wrongly accuse someone of rape & make a whole book abt it. it just doesn’t make any sense.

[@adonaiyah2196]

It's really hard to fathom this exists

[@PhysicallyAwake]

@@alyssa3105 As far as I’m concerned, it wasn’t about falsely accusing someone because it didn’t happen, but accusing the wrong person. (She did get r*ped, and she was a victim, but she couldn’t correctly identify the right person. It’s a mistake, and I definitely think this guy was a victim, but we also shouldn’t paint her as a bad guy, if anything it’s the legal systems fault.)

[@namjoonswhite-stripedcrab]

She is a writer...she knows better than “I’m sorry....was unjustly robbed from you.” And “...what happened to you...” she chose her words carefully and chose not to take any responsibility for it. This is probably just her being forced to make some kind of apology due to public opinion and not out of any real feeling of guilt or responsibility. Just my opinion.

[@drssupreme3332]

No, you’re absolutely right. Such a half assed apology.

[@MXGIRL87]

right, she obviously doesn’t want to take accountability.

[@Aries4uu]

Exactly my thought.

[@battleangel09]

she is now processing two traumas.

[@dangelamarx80]

Sounds like she was apologizing for something Someone else did. It basically said “You were robbed of your life, nothing will change that” robbed by who, maam ?

[@Ad_Astra2023]

“I’m sorry but not sorry enough to give him my money that I owe him.” 😡

[@ffffff41]

She owes him nothing, she was raped and its was her story to tell!!

[@strawberrysingsthings]

@@ffffff41you’re failing to see that she in her victimhood ended up creating another victim, and most people with any sense of morality would feel gut wrenching guilt for falsely identifying someone and leading them to be incarcerated for 16 years. Whether she intended to or not, her testimony was against the wrong person. I think financial compensation is the least she should do. And I’m sorry but you mean to tell me that if you were in Anthony’s shoes, you would not put any blame on the woman? you’re lying to yourself.

[@Biscuits..]

Update: He sued her and she had to pay him 5.5 Million dollars! That's over half of her total net worth.

[@RR-dg1rj]

​@Biscuits.. please tell me youre serious because he deserves justice

[@Grenadelauncha]

When you rob a man of 16 years of his life, you do not just put out an official apology - you tell that man to his face. And then you make sure that man is financially stable using the money you have earned becoming a succesful author.

[@Neon_Dystopia]

She won’t and she can’t, simply because she is not sorry and a face to face apology would immediately reveal that so she took the cowards way out as do most people who do wrong to others.

[@bryenortiz2736]

amen brother

[@caramelcosmo71147]

She’s a coward and a liar…so she won’t. That “apology” was just another way for her to turn the spotlight back on HERSELF because she’s addicted to sympathy and doesn’t wanna give it up 🙄

[@charliekowittmusic]

@@caramelcosmo71147She was actually assaulted. She just misidentified the man who did it. It’s the police’s job to make sure it’s the right guy, and prosecute him. Grow up please.

[@elfredawright]

​@charliekowittmusic , she misidentified the man OR she just wanted someone to be punished for what happened to her that she picked a man in her hunt for justice?

[@Tye84xx]

This woman just ruined a man’s life and got away with it. She is the real criminal here

[@paige2853]

It wasn’t intentional. She was raped but misidentified the perpetrator.

[@missawsum4918]

i dont think it was intentional, yes she should apologise but she shouldnt experience jail time. id say its the judges fault but sexual abuse is a crime thats hard to prove since its either too hard to prove or to easy. really i just think that he should recieve money even though it doesnt bring back the time he lost but its the best that can happen

[@caasicoleman1367]

where is her trial shouldn't she be getting charged?!!???!!!

[@thatScorpionGirlxo]

@@paige2853 and? She could’ve spoken up once she knew it WAS the wrong man. Not all black ppl look the same smh

[@satlva2908]

Actually she's the victim.

[@georgiabulldog7671]

He should sue her immediately. She ruined his life.

[@Mrbobcat0]

Revenge isn't always the answer though he seemed to be accepting of her apology, even though most people like to see bad people go up in flames...cruel world isn't it

[@raizodono6517]

​@@Mrbobcat0 what an incredible guy, I cant imagine myself forgiving her in a million years.

[@Mrbobcat0]

@@raizodono6517 glad we see eye to eye

[@latoyalove23]

Facts

[@Mrbobcat0]

@@apv5774 I thought wrongfully convinced people get a big settlement check

[@Falcon5ive]

Not only did she rob him of his 16 prime years but made money of of him while he suffered in prison.

[@bombay3201]

I'd sue her for every penny she has

[@mskay7817]

And for every one she expects to get in the future

[@katieanderson1040]

Every kadt penny from that book

[@ElvinAtTheMovies]

The state of New York gave 5.5M, but he should sue her as well.

[@joannawinters6592]

he doesn't have a ground to stand on

[@Golgari213]

​@joannawinters6592 not true if that book has any relations to that man in particular, it could be seen as defamation, even if the character has a different name in the book.

[@hahadarrie]

She literally picked him off the street. The case was so botched a movie producer could see the holes in it. It’s horrible she was ever violated but it doesn’t justify ruining a random person’s life. Law suit + pay out.

[@jmoa5758]

@Elle Dearing she needs to give like 99% of the life time booksales and her royalty from the movie to the man. She gets to keep 1% for I guess writing it.

[@Bambim8]

That's the Burgerland for ya

[@katya.g524]

she didn't "pick him off the street." the police gave her a lineup, she chose a different guy, then they convinced her it was this one.

[@krto7663]

@@jmoa5758 She will make a book about this and earn some extra money that she will keep for herself

[@katya.g524]

@@masadadetsavo327 man why don't you research what actually happened. she absolutely was assaulted.

[@mitsubachihachi9643]

And this is why false rape accusations should be considered a felony.

[@Goldenretriever-k8m]

Excuse me? No, the police should apologise. Ms. Sebold didn’t even identify this poor man in the original lineup - it was the police who chose to pursue him. Witness testimony and identification is notoriously untrustworthy and should only be relied upon as a last resort as evidence, however it is ultimately the police’s responsibility and the responsibility of the judge to use their expertise to determine the real perpetrator. How dare you put the full responsibility on an 18 year old girl, instead of the trained adults who should’ve done their job properly instead of racially profiling a young man.

[@youngjdmaster9606]

@@Goldenretriever-k8m So her saying a black man raped her then wrongly accusing someone because he was black isn’t her fault? Wow just wow

[@charlixo23]

Honestly, this is just psychology at its finest, I wouldn't blame her as she went through such a traumatic experience and her brain tricked her into thinking this man was the person who did it, blame the police for not doing enough detective work tbh

[@wge621]

The thing is, if that happens, the accuser is even less likely to admit they were lying. I worry that criminilazing it would lead to more people serving time for false accusations

[@u.a1952]

@@wge621 People should serve time for false accusing.

[@justinsindone8344]

Give this man all the profits from "The Lovely Bones" film AND book. It's what this man deserves.

[@shitmandood]

What money? All I saw was a lady walking her dog. Doesn’t mean she’s driving around in a lambo or living on a yacht…lol

[@jrsindone]

It takes two seconds to look this up, but she is worth around $3 million

[@shawrrrlaiine1096]

@@shitmandood her house is speculated to be worth 6 mil...

[@littleangel4780]

The book in question was "Lucky," not the Lovely Bones or its film. Lovely bones is fiction about a teen getting killed by a neighbor.

[@Biscuits..]

He sued her and she had to pay him 5.5 Million dollars! That's over half of her total net worth.

[@MarvelParsons700]

Sebold lied under oath. She should be charged with a felony.

[@intothefrayyo]

@@madnessintomagic🫥

[@MarvelParsons700]

@@madnessintomagic I agree with you. The DA/prosecutor/police should be held accountable as well.

[@roo4282]

This whole case is filled with racism, disgusting he ONLY got 5M for the 16 years he wrongfully served.

[@saolairde396]

@@MarvelParsons700 why? She was the one driving the case! Not the police

[@SirCruxful]

@@saolairde396look into it, it wasn’t like she was the sole framer the whole case was awful judicial proceeding

[@ladysharene]

Whoever worked on this case from the detectives,prosecutors,DA, they all need to be held accountable! How is it that a producer can solve a crime better than they can?? Our legal system is quite frightening. I pray that everyone involved pays that man and he never has to lift a finger for the rest of his days

[@gavinbyrne6802]

Well the book was after the case, the producer say discrepancies from the book and court transcripts. The justice system didn’t have access to half of those materials at the time

[@darthtraya5992]

They will be it’s called a lawsuit but the Government won’t do anything they protect their own

[@FFKonoko]

​@@gavinbyrne6802doesn't matter. They failed to investigate, and the cops screwed up the lineup and investigation.

[@PepTalkTillYouDrop]

​@@gavinbyrne6802this is why believing all women is dangerous. They locked that man up simply because Becky said so! Crazy world, right?

[@citizencoy4393]

They don’t work to solve crimes they work to enforce their biases and hate

[@prod.damjann]

she should be put in jail for those 16 years

[@gungral2097]

nah, It's the police fault. she misidentify her assaulter. It's the cops that ran with it. They said they had physical evidence linking him to the crime. Turns out that was a lie.

[@UnownDepth]

sounds racist​@@gungral2097

[@AllenHanPR]

She is merely an author not the accuser.

[@misslovelyy7277]

No

[@jaifyre702]

She should pay him everything that book and movie has earned she doesn't deserve a red cent from it. But a single dollar. And yes she should be jailed for lying.

[@christopherbrown9279]

How about we hold her, the judge, and the DA accountable for their incompetence smh lock them up.

[@thehungrygoldfish]

The judge is probably dead or like 80. lol Don’t forget that this happened 40 years ago.

[@safarit678]

"we told her"? She knowingly accused an innocent man. She identified someone else from a lineup then when that was pointed out to her she changed her testimony. What happened to that man is much worst than rape.

[@Strfs245]

You cannot get back 16 years of his life but you sure can give him a goodass percentage of the book that you had wrongly wrote about HIM. And when I mean percentage I mean take out your percentage. Not the publisher's percentage, not the editor's percentage, the writer's percentage. I think people would buy the book if they knew it was to help him. (Did I go too deep in for this?)

[@nyb8560]

I agree 💯

[@Ria_n_Brian_93]

🙌🏼💯

[@jetoux4881]

Nope you didn’t! This is exactly what needs to be happening.

[@lucindakinlow1568]

Absolutely Not! Most proceeds should go to him!

[@joojoosiwa]

@@lucindakinlow1568 wym no the proceeds will go to him😭

[@vikkilooper4075]

She never apologized for what SHE did to him, only what was done to him. It wasn't a genuine apology. She ruined this man's life!

[@mylegacytransformed]

Yep. She never took ownership of her truth. Extremely sad.

[@icefire5799]

I was about to comment that myself. She never acknowledged that she was the one who did this. She has no remorse.

[@jentalepraiseharris8436]

My thoughts exactly

[@ajoddud9250]

So, if a producer hadn't considered making a film based on her book, this wouldn't have come to light? I have no words...

[@tamaraakihiko6766]

She needs to go to jail. Poor man.

[@TheHipisterDeer]

Stuck in jail for 16 years while she is living the high life, that apology doesn't mean anything unless she personally helps him back into society.

[@samjoshdl]

She is not sorry. She is only sorry because of the judge’s decision.

[@jameshoward8544]

Book should now be called "I need to pay that man"

[@coolcrate1029]

or “16 years in prison for someone else thats innocent while i get to live as an “influencer” in my mansion”

[@your_-_mom]

@@coolcrate1029 ‘influencer’*

[@charliegm6883]

Will it be coauthored by James Frey?

[@martinthomas1293]

Really? You went there that’s crast and unforgivable she made a mistake and it was compounded by those who put him on trial not her she was raped and traumatized not only by her assailant but buy the courts again forcing her to relive that awful night it’s funny I don’t hear calls for money for others wrongly accused and set free but I guess she’s different right cause she has money? Grow the hell up a horrible mistake was made think how she must feel the rapist she thought was in jail is still free waking around out there

[@HilbertXVI]

@@martinthomas1293 I had a stroke reading that

[@azarel7]

You know how insane it is to be walking down the street, minding your own business and some woman you've never laid eyes on before decides that you're her rapist? How do you even begin to process that? Then you get convicted for it and spend 16 years behind bars...twilight zone.

[@skirdus367]

so let me get this straight: she accuses him of something he didn't do, gets him locked away for something he didn't do, then goes on to write a book that further defames his character based on falsified circumstances, makes money off of said book, and now that he's finally free after being wrongly prosecuted, all she has to say is "i'm sorry"? what a horrible, HORRIBLE woman

[@korosensei1325]

Even if it was a mistake the least she could do was compensate him a lil

[@remains10]

@@korosensei1325 don’t see how you mistake it that much 💀

[@korosensei1325]

@@remains10 that is true actually

[@Milesco]

@@korosensei1325 I think she'll be compensating him a LOT before this is all over. ⚖

[@nilanjasa007]

@@remains10 If she got raped from an unknown man, whose face she probably couldn't have seen properly in dark I belive (otherwise how could she recognise a different person if she saw him?) If she's raped obviously she would want the real culprit behind bars instead of a random person. But what were those police doing? Why didn't they search for this man's alibi?

[@butterandjamtoast]

Thank you to the movie producer investigating this and looking at the trial transcript. I don’t know how this lady sleeps at night.

[@margaritaramos3393]

She made her millions, while falsely accusing that man. She doesn't care.

[@chadlikespasta3142]

@@margaritaramos3393 theres a good chance she really thought it was him. She definitely was raped, she has records of surgeries she needed from it. It's moreso on the state. How this man got convicted with 0 evidence...

[@distinguishedallureproduct879]

@@chadlikespasta3142 thats still no excuse...16 years man, I understand she was abused and hurt. But 16 years and it took a producer to only start getting this man acquitted, she needs to go talk to this man, and make sure the rest of his life is taken care of, not issue a blanket publicity statement that doesn't even sound like a apology

[@Jomskylark]

@Yeshua Is Lord If you agree she might have been misled then why is she the one who should take responsibility? The people who misled her should take responsibility.

[@bobafett9348]

@@Jomskylark She had mislead herself. She deserves the blame.

[@honnest4ever]

The fact that she even made more bucks out of his grief by making a book and a movie outta this irritates me 😡

[@NoMolechZoneLev]

The lovely bones is not about this case , the lovely bones is a bout a little girl raped and kidnapped and then murdered by a man she loved next door to , and her parents figuring out it was him all along . I believe the book she wrote about this man (falsely obviously) is this new book called the lucky one . I doubt the new book will become a movie after this .

[@NoMolechZoneLev]

Lived* oh God lol

[@honnest4ever]

@@NoMolechZoneLev Oh ok .. hope it gets pulled .. There is a new feature where you can edit your messages now on YT even after writing them

[@liamina3563]

@@NoMolechZoneLev Pointless correction because she wasn't referring to the Lovely Bones, she was referring to the The Lucky One (that could possibly become a movie) to begin with.

[@Milesco]

If he hasn't sued her already, I'm sure it's coming.

[@ZEROGRAVITY80]

Being innocent and Going to prison for something you didn't do is literally the worst thing in the world. I hope this Man can enjoy the rest of his life with happiness.

[@dtbroad5862]

Every dime that lady made coming from that book should be awarded to that poor man.

[@satlva2908]

No, actually he's not owed anything. He should be compensated though and she should serve the same sentence he did to make things fair. All people care about these days is the next money grab. Sad.

[@samg873]

@@satlva2908 he's owed a whole hell of a lot

[@staxor]

@@satlva2908 how she getting arrested will make thing fair? He won't those 16 years back, it wasn't a false claim, it was a misidentification. He needs compensation and not from her, it wasn't only her misidentification that put this man in jail, the whole justice system failed him, the state should make sure that this man lives comfortably for the rest of his life.

[@iammelonlord6921]

@@satlva2908 Nah she needs to run that cash up immediately.

[@Eduardo-iq3cf]

@@satlva2908 if that’s possible I would completely agree lol but highly unlikely. There’s no way she’s serving a damn day. Best the poor man can get is some sort of monetary compensation

[@Eviloops]

I hope the rest of his life is filled with nothing but happiness and joy

[@PersuasiveEuthanasia]

It won’t be

[@kenyapressley6706]

and ALL the money she made off of her lies, both film and print

[@thefunnynumber4936]

Jk lol

[@alexisb9288]

While I hope the same for him, sadly that won't be the case. He'll have a lot of mental obstacles to overcome along with obstacles in life before things will get better for him.

[@_dj_dubz_]

Not if he plans on living in this trash country known as the US

[@chillinebony]

This is so so sad, an apology isn't enough. More consequences should be held for the accuser and the police involved in pushing this man as the perpetrator (she didn't even choose this man in the police lineup). He spent a good deal of his life in prison and the man who really committed the crime is still out there.

[@clapped_globe2368]

After this im not even sure crime happend at all

[@kenyapressley6706]

but she lied in open court to a jury about his attack on her.

[@randomdudejusthere8690]

Bro like put her in jail for 16 years.

[@wandaboynton2021]

She probably made up that she was raped,shes a liar.

[@idontwannabeanonymous4725]

@@kenyapressley6706 what? Can I know the source? I wanna know more

[@Sadlander2]

In her so-called "apology", notice how she tries to remove herself from what she did and how she takes no responsibility at all by saying *_"Sorry for what happened to you"_* instead of _"sorry for what _*_I did_*_ to you"_ and *_"sorry that the life you could have led was unjustly robbed from you"_* instead of saying *_"Sorry that I unjustly robbed the life that you could have led from you."_* I've been trying to find out what happened to her and from what I could find, she faced no consequences at all for what she did and the little that she said about this was something like (I paraphrase) _"I made a mistake when I accused him but I trusted the justice to do their job and they didn't."_ In other words, she's blaming the justice for not proving her wrong and puts the entire responsibility for what happened to this man on them.

[@Neo_Assassin]

Glad the guy is back out into the real world once more hope his life gets better and better each day.

[@angelminaj617]

She need to do 16 years now, that's justice.

[@a564-c3q]

@@angelminaj617 At the very least she should have to pay him a compensation so at the very least he doesn't have to worry about money as much anymore. Over here in Europe people get compensation from the state, but the amount is ridiculously small. He should get compensation from the state and compensation from her. I don't necessarily want to make him a rich man as that might actually come with lots of negative aspects, but I want to have him lead a good life without having to worry about money, especially since he's already 61 years old. Plus, I'm pretty sure as a successful author she could pay him a good compensation without it pushing her into poverty.

[@Founderschannel123]

Tbh nowdays people need to give accurate discriptions sothat the wrongly accused people dont stay in prison for more than a decade.I dont think sorry is enough for a many living in prison for 16 years.

[@johnnyyang5349]

The world has changed, he's going to need a lot of counseling and help. He's much older now too! She needs to pay him every single dime made from her books and movie.

[@DorianLeBl]

Sadly mate, it never does

[@davidbasa9985]

2:08 notice how she uses phrases like “what happened to you” instead of “what I did to you” she never takes accountability. She says sorry for what happened not about what she did

[@stewiegriffin8036]

@Bubbe Meiseh She was the one who made the accusation, so how did she not do it? 😑

[@stewiegriffin8036]

@Bubbe Meiseh Still doesn't change the fact that it was a half ass "apology" and she didn't even mean it.

[@ambivalentalways]

@@stewiegriffin8036 It's a half ass apology if she did what you said. But she didn't. So it's not half assed. Also, please tell me how you know if complete strangers mean what they write or not.

[@stewiegriffin8036]

@@ambivalentalways Well if you wanna go by that logic then for all you know I didn't even mean what I said! So please, answer me that!

[@DSDaly]

@Bubbe Meiseh she didn't testify against him?

[@pedrodepacas9690]

The detectives and DA who prosecuted him should lose their jobs, and the state needs to pay this man for 16 years lost

[@whenyouwishuponastar6643]

If people involved in the trial had to face consequences when someone is falsely convicted, I’m sure it would happen less

[@u.a1952]

@Elle Dearing 👏👏

[@u.a1952]

@@whenyouwishuponastar6643 Agreed. False accusers need to be given a jail sentence just as severe as actual predators 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@fawkkyutuu8851]

She didnt give him a dime of her money , just a cheap sorry. Funny how certain "people" just never want to try and make things right In a tangible way , It's always all talk. She stole his life , that's the least she could do.

[@stephanieization]

That author NEEDS to compensate him, for the years she made him suffer.

[@LMArcher]

She needs to go to prison for 16 years and give that man 16 million dollars

[@DurianKing]

@@LMArcher He was a registered sex offender for 40 years because of her. He couldn’t bear a child until he cleared his name. Alice should compensate him for 40 years she took from him.

[@BeniTsuki]

Sorry isn’t good enough to me. That man lost 16 years of his life and he can’t even get that back.

[@walkwithmeASMR]

Shes owes him 16 years and she deserves a prison sentence.

[@lexluthor2988]

She's rich, so she can't and won't

[@cb-9938]

This world has become an absolute joke. She didn't apologize, she wasn't even in the room with him. He deserves to live the rest of his life with no stress, only enjoying things he missed

[@justjoan4010]

She stripped him of his life, so strip her finances. That’s the only thing she truly cares about. My heart weeps for him. I had a father, I have brothers, it could have been anyone of them.

[@jank1464]

This man better be paid and taken care of for life! His reputation is forever destroyed.

[@paulasoutchek3747]

Hers is now 2 in my book

[@zeestyle296]

She ruined this mans life and “sorry” isn’t enough. He should file a lawsuit and get all of her profits from the movie and book! And do not revise it, discontinue the book and movie. That is just wrong!!!!

[@johnub4]

Exactly. If she was raped all she had to do was look for the right person and it seemed to me that she never did.

[@Yaya-qh1dd]

This^^

[@Jazzinthedark84]

The movie isn't about him. Did you even watch this video? The movie is based off a different book she wrote years ago about a little girl who is raped and murdered by her neighbour who is a paedophile. They mentioned it because that's what she's best known for.

[@liamina3563]

@@Jazzinthedark84 They're talking about The Lucky One, not the Lovely Bones smh

[@automnejoy5308]

The book should be revised and released so that he can receive the profits from it. If she is truly sorry, she will do this for him. It is the least she can do.

[@ResseDfa]

I encourage people to look up her apology she doesn’t take accountability for anything and just blames the prosecutor. It’s one of those “I’m sorry you feel like I hurt you” apologies it’s really disgusting.

[@Skinniest_Kween]

Imagine just walking down the street one day, minding your own business, and some lady you never even met points at you and accuses you of literally one of the most heinous crimes on Earth. Imagine people believing her. Well, this poor man doesn't need to imagine because it actually happened to him.💔💔💔

[@Shasha-jo5iv]

It didn't. The police brought him in, she didn't. Read the case.

[@melistasy]

​@Shasha-jo5iv did she not get on the stand and testify it was him that assaulted her?

[@lavenderflowersfall280]

Well, it would be terrible

[@kirbyourenthusiasm]

@@Shasha-jo5ivthis video states that she said she was walking at some point after the rape and came face to face with her rapist…that would mean she identified him as her rapist to the police.

[@NoMansLand24]

White woman tears more powerful than truth in America 🇺🇸

[@jayrteev1902]

This is absolutely disgusting. I hope he sues her for everything she’s got.

[@mangoazul3380]

@Bubbe Meiseh But if she had not falsely accused him, he would not have been sentenced for a crime he did not commit. She is also at fault

[@itsabovemenow1016]

That’s not an apology, that’s a Hallmark card at CVS.

[@60asteroid]

Great comment.

[@desireerosa95]

He needs to sue her. Justice for Mr. Broadwater!

[@jamalwilburn228]

Her apology is so empty as she was fine with ruining someone's life just to feel like she got justice.

[@amila_]

It’s not your apology to accept. Nothing she says will convince some of you people of her sincerity.

[@jjba3571]

She took herself out of the situation, what happen to you ... not what my mistake or nothing refering to herlsef

[@solaris5922]

@@amila_ with 16 years gone she can take it and shove it somewhere deep

[@-redacted2554]

@@solaris5922 she was actually raped the cops got the wrong dude Two victims here

[@solaris5922]

@@-redacted2554 Somebody made her a victim and she made this innocent man a victim so she should also be blamed and held responsible

[@syllevineo]

God bless the Movie Producer for investigating this and allowing him to find justice

[@lulud3312]

“God bless “ they do this to him 🤔 I’m I wrong

[@jazzy_for_jesus6048]

@@lulud3312 God isn't a 'they'

[@G-B-F123]

She really took 16 years of a man's life and basically said "oopsie sorry" 😕🤦‍♂️

[@livetochange974]

She was raped and traumatized. Blame the court for believing anything without evidence. Why support the system. She fully believed it was him who raped her she didn't falsely accuse him simply out of revenge like most false accusations. Your hate is misplaced and should be at the cops and jujdge for ruining this poor man life with their laziness and guilty until proven innocent law. Shameless. Hope you realise raped woman can have their rational thoughts blinded and be easily manipulated by others. But asking you to understand humans in tough spot is impossible for you people who only want to jump into the blame train without putting much thought. Fix the system that puts.innocent people in jail with no evidence.

[@gachi1297]

@@livetochange974 She knew she was lying and probably doesn’t feel bad about it. The man who spent 16 years in jail probably was more traumatized

[@Tranquilizer3487]

@@livetochange974 Damn she sat there and pointed at him, "saying that was the rapist." then said sorry my fault after 16 years. She should be sentenced to 16 years.

[@kaydenlewis9246]

Not only that but decided to say sorry when it was confirmed, not before

[@protoi703]

@@Tranquilizer3487 "The author had initially identified another man in a police lineup, changing her mind only after the original prosecutors untruthfully told her that Broadwater and the misidentified man had purposely tried to trick and confuse her, The New York Times reports." Her rape was so traumatic she needed surgery. She wouldn't remember the events properly, the authority around her pushed her towards the wrong guy not even bothering to questioned her mental wellbeing. The system failed miserably here. All they had was a failed DNA system and her broken memories. If they had worked longer with her they probably could've imprisoned the right guy but were just lazy. The author believed in the authority around her and didn't questioned them. Its similar to the Milgram experiment. In the experment 65% of people essential believed in "authority" which would've killed the subject had the tests been real.

[@darkespeon64]

She stole 16 years of his life she owes him 32 years of financial support imo

[@florinivan6907]

Money doesn't cover everything. Its a lie made up by the system.

[@ItzLulu_rblxedits]

Omg I feel so bad for him. Ripping 16 years of an innocent persons life away is NOT ok. 😢

[@DawnKellyMedia]

Prison breaks you in every way. Now he has PTSD and everything that goes along with it.

[@AmICaleb]

@@DawnKellyMedia yep...

[@a564-c3q]

It's much more than that. One could say she ruined his life or at least the second half of his life. Without him getting a very good compensation from both her and the state he'll never get back on his feet, will always have worries because of money.

[@DawnKellyMedia]

@@a564-c3q exactly

[@Blitzkit]

@@a564-c3q no, not just that, he'll still be branded as the rapist of the story even if it's proven false otherwise.

[@mb.9666]

This guy is a better person than I could ever be, I wouldnt have accepted that apology unless it had a 1 and a few zeros at the end of it

[@yourbeautifulnightmare4657]

Period sis!!! 👏🏽💯💯💯

[@MissTXTee]

I'd need more than a few zeroes!

[@buster2644]

6 zeros

[@IdLikeToGoThere]

With Royalties!!

[@buster2644]

@Creative Innovative bruh

[@ingy291]

Not only is this an injustice to this man, but also to women everywhere. An innocent man was convicted, meanwhile the true rapist walks free somewhere. Probably committing more assaults. What a shame.

[@uzibitch1]

Unbelievable how you can find a way to victimize women in this story.

[@zelychee5943]

@@uzibitch1 it doesn't have to be one or the other.. what happened to this man is utterly disturbing but that does not mean it's any less unfair and scary to have the true rapist be free and wandering around a bunch of young girls, that for all you know could be related to you.

[@uzibitch1]

@@zelychee5943 please stop it. this is a story about how a man was released after 16 years for being falsely accused by a woman of a crime he didn't commit, and a woman found a way to twist it to make women the victims as well. if you don't see something wrong with that, idk what to tell you

[@somi6683]

@@zelychee5943 it's really difficult to believe she's a victim of rape

[@zelychee5943]

@@somi6683 She could still have written those books and it would've added to the suspense that her rapist is still free. Your mentality is harmful, the truth is that she wasn't entirely sure it was him but she decided to go along with it just in case it was, and that is a terrible thing. However, that doesn't mean she wasn't raped at all.

[@bunnyboo2]

He's my dad's age. I can't imagine if something like this happened to him. Hearing this man cry is so heartbreaking. I'm not even religious but God bless him

[@LimitlessCXIVI]

Wait so she’s just going to walk Scott free even after lying and taking 16 years from this mans life? She needs to be held accountable and spend time in prison herself! Also compensate that man with the money she made from her book and movie.

[@phuck8627]

Or maybe we shouldn't put rape victims in prison for not remembering exactly what their rapist looks like

[@ollieno971]

She doesn’t deserve prison. She was actually raped and misidentified the attacker. The police that didn’t actually do any investigation into it should go to jail.

[@KatiesArabVision]

She didn’t lie about the rape. If you read about the case and how he was exonerated, the producer said he believes her story, the rape but it was the trial + investigation of the case. The prosecutor manipulated the lineup…read about it yourself. It was a horrible mistake that can’t be undone, but I will never disregard the traumatic experience of what a rape victim goes through. No one won here, everybody suffered due to this case. The victim (who went through various tribulations due to PTSD) the horror that comes with that forever and the falsely accused…who had 16 year taken from him. I blame the actual rapist for all of this and the people who manipulated the justice system.

[@danmakes2497]

​​​@@KatiesArabVision She may not have lied about it but at the end, she still lied about an innocent man and did NOTHING to try and correct herself. The reason she deserves no remorse is because she had YEARS, to try and correct herself, but never did, and even is hurting other women by letting the actual criminal roam free. Even here she never chose to take accountability, because she dared to say "I'm sorry for what happened to you" like she was not the main cause of it; she's a writer, she knows what she's doing. That is disgusting. This also hurts future victims because now people will not believe them right away and ask for prove, even if there isn't any and make them more not willing to talk. This women, along with those who tempered evidence, is part of that problem the moment she chose to never speak up and let an innocent man rot in jail where it not for the producer. She is a victim but she is not guilty free. (This coming from victim as well; I felt remorse but the moment it harms someone else, no more. You can be both a victim and the problem.) I may be harsh but it's because this a serious topic, that unfortunately has to be one way or the other.

[@richardbean1707]

​@@phuck8627maybe we shouldn't put people in prison based on something as flimsy as the testimony of an emotionally unstable girl.

[@lf9785]

Pay him the proceeds of the book and have her spend the equivalent amount of time he spent in jail, it’s the only way he can have justice

[@satlva2908]

Lmao he definitely doesn't deserve money from a book he didn't write. Compensation yes. Everything no.

[@justhere7745]

@@satlva2908 he sure does. She’s undeserving of that money after wrongly accusing someone of rape. Like how do you wrongly accuse someone of rape??

[@memewithinameme35]

@@satlva2908 literally on every big comment thread trying to passively aggressively defend that he shouldn't be owed anything.

[@Wot0-0]

@@justhere7745 No the judge wrongly convicted him, she was raped and the cops messed with the lineup of people so she couldn't really pick anyone, she was seriously injures and had to be stitched from the rape. It's not her job to catch and convict her raper

[@gachi1297]

@@memewithinameme35 Fr, shes so annoying

[@bernardf.6337]

She should get prison time for destroying this man’s life. He should take legal action for liable for what she did.

[@heatherrichardson1414]

Yep!!!! I agree 💯!!!! Unbelievable!!!!

[@GrayDogNowIDK]

She deserves hell for what she did, she's not sorry she loved every moment of it

[@brainloading5543]

He won't because he's too good for that

[@rachelgoldfarb9390]

Everybody, don’t jump to blaming this woman. She’s a victim too. She was raped when she was 18!! She thought she found her rapist. Look at why this man was exonerated…it’s clear as day that this man should have never been convicted of the rape. She identified a different man in a lineup, for Pete’s sakes! Wrongful convictions happen for many reasons. Inadequate defense is a huge reason. Eye witness testimony is not reliable. There’s studies about eye witness testimony, proving how unreliable it is! Especially if you have a traumatized victim. So this woman wrongfully accused this man. But at the time of the accusation, she truly was sure he was her rapist. She did not intentionally send the wrong man to prison! . It’s not her fault that she got it wrong. Does she owe him an apology? Yes. It’s the right thing to do. But is she the only or even main reason he spent 16 years in prison? Nope. Police surely screwed him over, prosecutors screwed him and his defense. They all owe him apologies. The justice system failed him. But it failed her too. Because now she has to live with the fact that she put into motion the destruction of this man’s life. She also now recognizes that her rapist is still out there. Free. Stop the hatred of this woman. She deserves compassion.

[@music0cool]

She didn't intentionally do it, she made a horrible mistake. She thought he was the man who raped her when she was 18.

[@naimap7282]

I couldn't even get the court to hear about my sexual assault case, yet all she had to do was show up and point to him and she got him thrown in prison....wow

[@lordlittletoeq8537]

Its a crazy broken system

[@deborahminter6231]

🙄 Sometimes, I feel like there is nothing fair in this world.

[@drake6800]

She may be sorry but she definitely does not regret it. His conviction allowed her to feel free, to feel like justice was served, and cleared her head enough to write a best selling book. It’s possible her career may have never taken off if this man wasn’t convicted. Her success came at the expense of an innocent man. Would she take back her best selling book? Would she take back her 16 years of freedom and trade it with this man? Nope she would not. She has made no effort to make amends either. She’s just glad somebody got convicted for her.

[@ferameliyafer3514]

The way she can apologize to him is through a hefty settlement 👩‍⚖️ 😊

[@MoneyMeNow]

All of her money and more I hope. I’m talking indentured servitude for 16 years.

[@-redacted2554]

Look up the actual case she was raped the cops got the wrong dude tho he should sue the legal system

[@fg009letyrds8]

All of the woman's income and more.

[@protoi703]

@Yeshua Is Lord no she pointed someone else out but the cops told her she was wrong and led her to convict this guy. They had a DNA test that was unreliable. The judge should be blamed as the evidence was a fragile mind of a traumatic teen who was manipulated by people she trusted, and a useless DNA test. There's a reason the guy is forgiving her and not the legal system. She was controlled in her most vulnerable state., and the judge didn't care enough to questioned the evidence. He deserves an apology and money from the legal team that did this.

[@brooklove90]

The fact that he cant stop crying tears of stress relief and probably joy is just heart breaking to me

[@TijuanaJackson]

I hope his legal team got him 16 years of life’s potential in cash. She couldn’t comment beyond a well revised written apology, because she knew they were coming for her retirement money, and a lot more!

[@lucindalove7606]

Wow. What an amazing man. I can’t forgive her, and she did nothing to me. He has incredible character. She owes him more than an apology.

[@rodimuspm]

He's better than me....I would sue her.