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THE CHICAGO WHITE Sox have welcomed back a former groundskeeper who spent 23 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
The Chicago Tribune reports that DNA evidence led prosecutors last year to vacate the conviction of 49-year-old Nevest Coleman. He’d been convicted in a 1994 rape and murder.
The body of a 20-year-old woman was found in the basement of a home on Chicago’s South Side where Coleman lived. Coleman had initially confessed but later recanted the confession.
He was released from prison in November, after DNA tests linked the crime to a serial rapist. A Cook County judge granted him a certificate of innocence this month, which eliminates the rape and murder charges from his record.
Coleman’s friends and family reached out to the White Sox after his release. Coleman had frequently talked about his desire to return to work once he was released.
The team offered him a job interview and then welcomed him back to the job.
Coleman returned to the baseball field Monday. He began his first shift on the job by spending some time reuniting with his old work friends. He then donned a yellow rubber suit, gloves and goggles before taking a power washer to clean the ground.
The team said they’re grateful “justice has been carried out” and thrilled to welcome Coleman “back to the White Sox family.”
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