A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge, William Ryan, has acquitted the conviction of Luis Vargas, a migrant man who spent 16 years in prison for sexual assaults that DNA evidence has proved he didn't commit. The man named Luis Vargas broke down in tears (of joy?) as the judge ordered the case dismissed after new DNA evidence linked the crime to a serial attacker on the FBI's Most Wanted list.
Luis Vargas had been in prison for crimes he didn't commit since 1999 and was serving a sentence of 55 years to life for three sexual assaults he didn't commit. When the verdict was announced & he was declared innocent, he placed his hand to his forehead, covered his eyes and shed some tears as he was finally free of the shame. His mother and daughter were present in court to witness as the tables turned in his favor.
Vargas is not a free man just yet because of his immigration status. He has been taken into federal custody until his green card can be restored.
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