New York judge overturns 1970s rape conviction of 72-year-old man after new DNA testing proves he was wrongfully convicted, prosecutors say

Nearly five decades after he was wrongfully convicted of rape, a New York judge has overturned the conviction of Leonard Mack following new DNA testing that eliminated him as the perpetrator and identified a different man who has since confessed to the crime, prosecutors announced.

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