Another hit from the SD random thread picker led me to this thread. Did a little looking and found a lot of
updates.
gotta do the search yourself though
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12/23/2007 12:01:00 AM
Two more young men freed in case that changed sex laws
ATLANTA - Two more young men have been freed after serving time in jail for a case involving a 17-year-old who had consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old girl.
Ryan D. Barnwell and Cortez Robinson, both 22, were released from prison Friday morning after spending 31⁄2 years behind bars. The two pleaded guilty to child molestation after attending a 2003 New Year's Eve party with Genarlow Wilson, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having oral sex with the girl.
Wilson, now 21, was freed Oct. 26, 2007 after the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that that his sentence was 'cruel and unusual punishment.' Georgia law at the time of his trial required a minimum of a decade in prison.
The case prompted lawmakers to change state law to make such cases a misdemeanor when they involve teenagers close in age.
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