Ben Salazar
Time Served:
5 years
State: Texas
Charge: Aggravated Sexual Assault
Conviction: Aggravated Sexual Assault
Sentence: 30 years
Incident Date: 06/01/1991
Conviction Date: 04/23/1992
Exoneration Date: 11/20/1997
Accused Pleaded Guilty: No
Contributing Causes of Conviction: Eyewitness Misidentification, Unvalidated or Improper Forensic Science
Death Penalty Case: No
Race of Defendant: Latinx
Race of Victim: Caucasian
Status: Exonerated by DNA
Alternative Perpetrator Identified: No
Type of Crime: Sex Crimes
Forensic Science at Issue: Flawed Serology