The Midwest Innocence Project celebrated the overturned conviction of Clayton Price last Thursday when his sentence for sexual assault was vacated. Price was convicted seven years ago of sexually abusing his fiancé’s six-year-old daughter – claims that he has denied. The allegations originated from the little girl’s paternal grandmother, who was seeking full custody of the child.
The state has appealed the ruling and Price remains behind bars.
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