Man sues for spending years in jail until cases were dropped

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A man who spent more than seven years in jail awaiting trial before his last case was dropped has filed a lawsuit claiming Louisville police detectives and others manufactured the cases against him.

The Courier-Journal (http://cjky.it/2a1i4oK ) reports that lawyers for the man, Percy Brown, say he was “entirely innocent.” The lawsuit was filed Friday in U.S. District Court.

Brown had faced a series of charges including murder, sodomy and kidnapping until the last case against him was dropped April 5 and he was released, a free man.

During his long stay in jail, Brown says he missed out on the chance to share births, funerals and time with his five children, along with the opportunity to “fall in love, to marry and enjoy the fundamental freedom . of a human being.”

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Information from: The Courier-Journal, http://www.courier-journal.com

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