Judge presiding over LSU student's attack makes unprecedented decision, prompting questions about conflicts
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A Louisiana judge presiding over a contentious criminal case that accuses Black men of raping a White woman, made an unprompted decision to vacate a 1972 rape conviction.
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Ray took her oath of office as a 19th Judicial District Court judge Jan. 12, 2023. Three months later, she released De’Aundre Cox, who was accused of raping his preteen neighbor, without alerting the victim or notifying the district attorney's office.
This month, she dismissed Donald Ray Link's 1972 conviction for aggravated rape, which hadn't even been requested by Link's lawyers.
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