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Mistaken identity: Man convicted of rape declared innocent after 29 years behind bars

Virginia, USA: An innocent man who spent 29 years behind bars after being convicted of an attempted rape and kidnapping has finally been given his freedom.

Michael McAlister was cleared after a serial rapist who had an uncanny resemblance to the 58-year-old at the time confessed to the 1986 offence.

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