SETTLEMENT: Tulsa to Pay $26.25M to Man Wrongfully Convicted of Rape

Man wrongfully convicted of rape awarded over $26 million from the City of Tulsa

A man who was wrongfully convicted of rape has been awarded over $26 million in a settlement with the City of Tulsa.

Tulsa to pay $26.25 million to man wrongfully convicted of rape after decades-long fight

The settlement comes after William Henry Jamerson spent more than two decades in prison for a rape conviction that was overturned last year.

SETTLEMENT: Tulsa to pay $26.25M to man wrongfully convicted of rape

The Tulsa City Council approved paying William Henry Jamerson $26.25 million after he spent 24 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit.Jamerson's attorney shared this statement about the settlement: William Henry Jamersons story is a devastating portrait of injustice. He is, and has always been, an innocent man. Yet, he has spent most of his adult life either behind bars or otherwise trying to clear his name. Mr. Jamerson is the kindest and …