Central Park Five (Netflix) - 2019 In 1989 five teenager boys African Americans, and one latino male were arrested and charged with the assault of Trisha Meili. She became known as the Central Park Jogger, and the case became known as the Central Park 5. The case was high publicized, and appeared in about 400 newspapers and journals. There were confessions, but latter the teenagers stated that they were coerced into confessing for crimes that they did not commit. The confessions came after hours of psychological pressure, and aggressive interrogation by New York City homicide detectives. The five teenagers; Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Korey Wise, and Raymond Santana Jr., became the Central Park Five. They were 14, 15, and 16 at the time. They were tried as adults, and served close to 7 to 13 years in prison. They were exonerated in 2002, when Matias Reyes, a serial rapist confessed to the crime. A DNA analysis linked Reyes to the crime. R