Picking Cotton: rape, identity, conviction, liberation & forgiveness

Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 7:17PM
Alphachimp in Pop!Tech 2010, forgiveness, identity

The story of Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton is one of liberation and forgiveness. In 1984, Thompson testified that Cotton raped her, for which he was sentenced to life in prison.  Eleven years later, DNA evidence cleared him of the crime.  Thompson and Cotton went on to write a memoir together about their experience.

Hear their story. Watch the video.

Article originally appeared on Alphachimp Learning Systems LLC (http://alphachimp.squarespace.com/).