Brian Banks was 16 years old and had his whole future ahead of him. 🏈
He was a promising American football player in California when a schoolmate accused him of abuse in 2002. Afraid of a life sentence, he accepted a plea deal and ended up in prison for 6 years. His dream was buried before it even began.
In 2011, she herself contacted him through Facebook. Brian recorded the conversation without her knowing, and everything was there: she confessed that she had made up the assault and even asked him to forget about it. That recording reopened the case.
In 2012, he was exonerated after 5 years behind bars and another 5 on parole. Shortly afterward, he signed with the Atlanta Falcons and today he is one of the strongest symbols against judicial errors in the United States. 💔➡️🏆
