This proceeding grows out of a case involving a young black teen-ager, Tawana Brawley, living in Wappingers Falls, New York, who in November 1987, alleged that she had been abducted and sexually abused by several white men. A Grand Jury was empaneled to examine her allegations. In January 1988, Attorney-General Robert Abrams was appointed by Governor Mario Cuomo as a Special Prosecutor to conduct an investigation. On October 6, 1988 the Grand Jury released a final report...
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