In Florida a man who spent 35 years in prison for a crime he did not commit has been released. James Bain, who is now 54 years-old, was convicted of kidnapping and raping a nine-year-old boy in 1974. At the time, the boy recognised Mr Bain as his …
Read Original Story: Innocent man released after 35 years in jail – Radio Netherlands
BARTOW, Fla. — A Florida man who spent 35 years in prison has been freed after DNA evidence exonerated him. James Bain was sentenced to life in prison in 1974 for kidnapping and raping a 9-year-old boy. He’s been pushing for DNA testing and he finally …
Read Original Story: Fla. man exonerated by DNA after 35 years in jail – The Associated Press
(Bartow, FL) — Thirty-five years after he was sentenced to life in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Jamie Bain walked out a free man this morning. New DNA tests confirmed that the Florida man was not responsible for the rape of a nine-year-old boy …
Read Original Story: Wrongly Convicted Prisoner Walks Free After 35 Years – MyStateline.com
BARTOW, FL — It’s difficult to imagine the trials James Bain has been through. You could see how time has touched him, from his salt and pepper hair, to the wrinkles on his face and his slow, gentle gait as he walked out of the Polk County courthouse …
Read Original Story: Exonerated man says he took sentence 'one day at at time' – ABC Action News
A man who has spent the last 35 years in jail has become the longest serving prisoner in the United States to be exonerated using DNA evidence. James Bain was 19 when he was convicted of kidnapping and raping a nine-year-old boy. …
Read Original Story: DNA evidence frees prisoner after 35 years – ABC Online
MIAMI — Locked up 35 years for child rape and kidnapping, James Bain was finally set free by a Florida judge after a DNA test proved he was innocent of the crimes. "Mr Bain, I’m now signing the order… you’re a free man. …
Read Original Story: DNA test sets US inmate free after 35 years in jail – AFP
LAKE WALES | Mere minutes before James Bain’s 9 am hearing today, Assistant State Attorney Wayne Durden received a call from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement with confirmation of the Innocence Project of Florida’s DNA test …
Read Original Story: Jimmy Bain Released from Prison; Cleared of All Charges – The Ledger
BARTOW, Florida – James Bain walked of prison a free man after spending 35 years in jail for a crime he did not commit, according to the Innocence Project. Bain was convicted of kidnapping and raping a nine-year-old boy in Lake Wales, Florida, in 1974, …
Read Original Story: Innocent Florida man freed after 35 years in prison – Vancouverite
BARTOW — A Polk County man convicted of rape may soon be freed after spending 35 years behind bars. James Bain was scheduled to move from a Florida state prison to a Polk County jail Wednesday. A hearing is scheduled for Thursday, after which Bain is …
Read Original Story: DNA May Free Man Imprisoned 35 Years For Rape – Central Florida News 13
BARTOW, Fla. — He’d insisted he was home watching TV with his twin sister but witnesses claimed he was the man who raped a 9-year-old boy, and he was sentenced to life in prison. Decades later, with DNA technology able to exonerate him, James Bain was …
Read Original Story: Free after 35 years; DNA clears Florida inmate – The Associated Press
