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Victim recantation spurs possible East Texas innocence claim

The Lufkin Daily News published three stories over the past few days about a fellow named Tony Hall who's seeking to clear his name after serving a 15 year sentence in prison day-for-day for sexually assaulting a child, an allegation the victim later recanted and which his aunt says was coerced from the child.Hudson man seeks to clear name after spending 15 years in prison on charges of molesting boyHudson man who claims he spent fifteen years in prison on a wrongful conviction: ?It?s hard out here. I?m not free?Man's attorney: Overturning man's conviction could take timeHall told the paper "he was physically and emotionally scarred by beatings and rapings at the hands of his fellow inmates ? the price of being a 'child molester' behind bars...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on January 18, 2011 (boomark / email).