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Exoneree Brodie back on horseback | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Breaking News for Dallas-Fort Worth | Dallas Morning News
Stephen Brodie, who was exonerated last week in the sexual assault of a Richardson girl, made the best of his first days of freedom from prison by indulging in a favorite pastime: horseback riding.
YEARS BEHIND BARS: Brodie, 39, was wrongly convicted of the 1990 abduction and sexual assault of a 5-year-old Richardson girl. Brodie pleaded guilty in 1993. In exchange he received a five-year sentence, but he has been in and out of jail for years because he refused to register as a sex offender. He now says he confessed to a crime he didn't commit because, "I just got tired. It was too much pressure."
FREEDOM: Brodie, the nation's first deaf exoneree, was freed a week ago after a judge heard evidence of numerous problems with his case and then declared him innocent. Several former Richardson police officers testified that they had had doubts for years about Brodie's guilt. Attorneys say that Brodie's case demonstrates the need for change in how police and prosecutors deal with the deaf community.
BEGINNING LIFE ANEW: Brodie has already gone horseback riding, which is a passion of his. (He is pictured at right riding a horse at White Rock Lake last week.) He has also gone on several long walks and now has a cellphone. He's reportedly texting like crazy.
Stephen Brodie, who was exonerated last week in the sexual assault of a Richardson girl, made the best of his first days of freedom from prison by indulging in a favorite pastime: horseback riding.
YEARS BEHIND BARS: Brodie, 39, was wrongly convicted of the 1990 abduction and sexual assault of a 5-year-old Richardson girl. Brodie pleaded guilty in 1993. In exchange he received a five-year sentence, but he has been in and out of jail for years because he refused to register as a sex offender. He now says he confessed to a crime he didn't commit because, "I just got tired. It was too much pressure."
FREEDOM: Brodie, the nation's first deaf exoneree, was freed a week ago after a judge heard evidence of numerous problems with his case and then declared him innocent. Several former Richardson police officers testified that they had had doubts for years about Brodie's guilt. Attorneys say that Brodie's case demonstrates the need for change in how police and prosecutors deal with the deaf community.
BEGINNING LIFE ANEW: Brodie has already gone horseback riding, which is a passion of his. (He is pictured at right riding a horse at White Rock Lake last week.) He has also gone on several long walks and now has a cellphone. He's reportedly texting like crazy.