In 1989, a woman was raped and beaten in Central Park, and five black and Hispanic boys were arrested. Trump took out four full page advertisements calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty against the group who became known as the Central Park Five.

In 2002, a convicted murder and rapist confessed to the crime, and DNA evidence proved him to be the perpetrator while the Central Park Five were exonerated. Still, Trump has continued to claim that the Central Park Five were guilty.

The New York Times – Trump Will Not Apologize for Calling for Death Penalty Over Central Park Five
USA Today – ‘They admitted their guilt’: 30 years of Trump’s comments about the Central Park Five
The Week – Donald Trump’s 30-year crusade against the Central Park Five