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A West Michigan man who maintained his innocence in a 35-year-old sexual assault case was exonerated of all charges Thursday.

Louis Wright's convictions from 1988 were set aside by a judge Thursday at the request of the Calhoun County prosecutor and the attorney general's office.

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A man who spent 35 years behind bars in the US after being wrongly convicted of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl has been freed from prison thanks to a DNA breakthrough.

A man who was accused of breaking into a home and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in southwestern Michigan is out of prison after 35 years.

Louis Wright, 65, has been freed from prison after authorities agreed he was erroneously convicted of a 1988 home invasion and sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl.

Louis Wrights convictions were set aside by a judge on Thursday after DNA testing excluded him as the perpetrator, the attorney general’s office said.

Louis Wright could receive a substantial payout under Michigan state law for each year spent in prison for a conviction overturned based on new evidence.

Louis Wright’s convictions from 1988 were set aside by a judge Thursday at the request of the Calhoun County prosecutor and the attorney general’s office.

Michigan man cleared of sexual assault after 35 years in prison