scene. while the teens were in jail, the real rapist didn t stop. he commits at least five more rapes that we know of after the central park jogger. reporter: suing for damages has taken years, more than a decade. the city has always maintained it acted in good faith with a settlement, there is no apology. instead, the city calls it a wise solution closing as they put it a difficult chapter in new york s history. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. anyways, a shameful chapter. it s been a long horrific journey for antron mccray, kevin richardson, raymond santana and kharey wise. you said you never thought this day would come. what was this day like finally after these years to get it settled?
would hang from these trees in central park. reporter: he s one of the so-called central park five. i talked with him two years ago, then 38 years old. here he is at 15 on the left after he was arrested. it s an indelible scar that is nightmarish, you know, and that nightmare is reoccurring. reporter: that nightmare included about seven years in prison for four of the boys, 13 years for another. before a major break in the case in 2002. the victim has been set aside in their entirety. reporter: all five convictions are thrown out. overturned after a stunning confession from a serial rapist whose dna was found at the scene. while the teens were in jail, the real rapist didn t stop. he commits at least five more rapes that we know of after the central park jogger. after being exonerated, it s