New Orleans man wrongfully convicted of rape released from prison after 36 years; others could be next

A New Orleans man spent 36 years in prison for a 1986 rape he did not commit before he was finally released Thursday. Sullivan Walter, 53, was exonerated Thursday, more than three-and-a-half decades since he was mistakenly identified as the perpetrator of a 1986 home invasion and rape, which occurred in a dark room, according to Innocence Project New Orleans (IPNO), a nonprofit that helps the wrongfully convicted. "This is not just about individuals and their choices, but the systems that let th