And once he was convicted, those who had assumed he was guilty figured they were merely being proved right. Almost two years later, the appeals court agreed, sent their decision back to the district court to formally dismiss the indictment, and King declared an emotional Kelley "formally exonerated.". "You had no idea who I was after my conviction," Kelley said in court on the day of his exoneration. "Being labeled a pedophile is worse than murder," Kelley explained. It's testimony, so how does a prosecutor overcome that? Greg Kelley suing City of Cedar Park, 2 police officials over his wrongful conviction 'I'm a Longhorn, baby!' "Football is a love of mine, something that I feel like has been given to me to love and to cherish and to experience," he told E! Williamson County, where he was prosecuted, has a … The suit contends that Dailey was told Kelley hadn't lived at the McCarty home since June 2013 but changed the date to make it look as if he was still there on the July date the assault was alleged to have occurred. Texas high school football star Greg Kelley and Jonathan McCarty weren’t just close friends; they also lived together for a while and even looked alike. It was definitely hard. From the first day in my heart, I knew he didn't do this." Outcry is a 2020 documentary mini-series written and directed by Pat Kondelis, about the real-life story of high school football star Greg Kelley, who was arrested, convicted and jailed for sexual assault of a 4-year-old boy, as well as his support system that pushed back in their quest for truth and justice. The victim’s outcry statement specifically named his rapist: Greg Kelley. "Still to this day, it doesn't get easier," Kelley told E! An attorney for Cummings told the American-Statesman that she didn't have any evidence against this third person when she was on the case, but "it is significant that they are now saying that he is the one who did this. In 2014, Greg Kelley was convicted of aggravated sexual assault against a child and sentenced to 25 years in prison. But if anyone has the patience and strength to wait it out a bit longer, it's Kelley. "And he's never said anything but Greg and he said it under oath. [4], Gaebri Anderson remained loyal to Greg Kelley. The former high school football star, whose story was just told in the Showtime documentary series Outcry, spent three years in prison for a crime he didn't commit and, even after his release in 2017, he was only formally exonerated this past November. District Judge Donna King recommended in December 2017 that Kelley's conviction be overturned, writing in her decision that the state wouldn't have been able to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt if certain evidence that had come to light since had been presented at trial. "[13], "Greg Kelley" redirects here. As of now, the Big 12 hasn't canceled football season due to COVID-19, unlike some of the other major college football conferences. OUTCRY Official First Look About The Series A five-part documentary series examining the gripping story of high school football star Greg Kelley and a quest for truth and justice. [11], Decider decided whether to "Stream It Or Skip It" and called to "Stream It" as did 73.5% on their Twitter poll. We all agree that if [this person] committed the offense, then Greg's conviction should certainly be reversed.". Binge These True Crime Shows and Documentaries, Why Alonzo Brooks' Death Needed Further Investigation—and Not Just From. (In an unrelated case, Johnathan was sentenced to four years in prison last year after pleading guilty to unlawful restraint and drug charges. © 2021 E! Into Greg Kelley's senior year in Leander, Texas, he was arrested, convicted, and jailed for sexual assault of a four-year-old boy, and later for a second child, who both attended day care in the home where Kelley was living. News. ", And when he was convicted, Kelley recalled, "a groundswell of support from above started coming up and people started having my back. She maintained in 2017 that the defense she went with—arguing that no abuse had occurred—was her best available option at the time based on the evidence. "Picked up my long overdue high school diploma yesterday at Leander High School," he wrote on Instagram. Kelley started playing varsity football at Leander High School in Texas—where high school football on Friday rivals church on Sunday as a religious practice—when he was a sophomore. Saying things they can't and they won't take back and, still to this day, I continue to get persecuted, and it breaks my heart. In May 2017, newly elected Williamson County District Attorney Shawn Dick agreed to reopen the investigation, and that August, Kelley was released on a $50,000 bond. Kelley wrote her letters with drawings of hearts all over them from prison. 's Just the Sip, available wherever you get your podcasts. Early on, as soon as his name was out there, the case was taken up in the court of public opinion by child welfare activists—and the Internet took it from there. I'm still waiting for that decision from Texas, to see if I'm going to be a walk-on this fall—if we have a fall season.". "When you're in there as a pedophile you're already the scum of the earth." It's crazy! He was convicted in 2014 of super-aggravated assault on a child and sentenced to 25 years in prison. The crime? Chris Dailey resigned Thursday, a day after city officials sent a complaint to the Williamson County district attorney saying that a new documentary on the Greg Kelley … It really does. "Imagine not being able to kiss or hug the person you love. MasterChef 2021 | Trailer - BBC Trailers "But you called my broken mother and promised her you would do everything you could to fight for me.". I hit the jackpot. And "I want this kid to feel like he's been delivered justice. [9], The Hollywood Reporter said it was, "An effectively indignation-inducing true crime tale. The legal team also filed documents naming an alternate suspect, Johnathan McCarty. 42.1k Followers, 1,424 Following, 154 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Greg Kelley (@grkelley2) There was no way he was going to get convicted on the evidence they didn't have. A former Cedar Park resident named Jake Brydon helped pay for his defense through the appeals process. Texas Ranger Cody Mitchell, tasked with leading the new investigation in 2017, testified that August that he had determined that the Cedar Park Police had botched the original investigation. His name wasn't cleared yet, but the young man was feeling hopeful. It gave me a little bit more hope. No one has been charged in the case since Kelley was cleared. He's surprised he was never stabbed, he said, but not a day went by where he didn't have to defend himself. Author: Drew Knight As he works on putting his world back together, buoyed by his faith and all the love in his life (including from his now-wife Gaebri Anderson, the high school girlfriend who stuck by him throughout his ordeal), he's also suing the city of Cedar Park, former Police Chief Sean Mannix and Sgt. ", Shawn Dick told reporters a few weeks later, "We were able at least to get to the truth of whether or not Greg Kelley should have been convicted and whether or not the trial was held appropriately. Outcry is a 2020 documentary mini-series written and directed by Pat Kondelis, about the real-life story of high school football star Greg Kelley, who was arrested, convicted and jailed for sexual assault of a 4-year-old boy, as well as his support system that pushed back in their quest for truth and justice. Greg Kelley, a local high-school football player, lived in the home where the victim went to daycare every day. I myself was losing hope, but all these people started believing in me and they started to say, 'Hey, Greg, we're here for you man, we love you, we're gonna get you through this.' A girl had accused him of drugging and assaulting her at a frat party in 2015, when she was 15 and he was 18.). ", But though Kelley is committed to holding the parties he feels are responsible for damaging his life—"financially, emotionally, mentally, physically"—accountable, he told E! A five-part documentary series examining the gripping story of high school football star Greg Kelley who was arrested, convicted and jailed for sexual assault of a 4-year-old boy, and his supporters' quest for truth and justice. We actually had a trip planned for the next day.". Kelley had publicly expressed his hope that Dailey and Mannix would be fired, telling reporters outside Burnet City Hall, "The reason why we wanted this to happen guys is because it's not about me, it's about the next person. ", He added, "The heartache and division it has created in our town is something that should never happen.". [6], Rotten Tomatoes favorably rates Outcry 89% from 9 critics and 93% from 15 users,[7] while the Internet Movie Database rates it 8.4/10 from 690 users. After that, Kelley had to wait and see what the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals would say. ", Strangers really did come out of the woodwork. Between Kelley, his family and his fiancée, the tears were flowing. How Football Player Greg Kelley Is Rebuilding His Life After a Wrongful Conviction Sent Him to Prison Greg Kelley, whose story is told in the docu-series Outcry, is … "Worse than murder" when you're in prison, Kelley said in an interview last month with E! [12], Lawyer Robert Barnes highly recommends Outcry, stating, "What's also still unsettling is that even Texas Rangers and high-ranking law enforcement officers still don't know how to prosecute a child abuse case. ", Kelley also said that day, "I was given my freedom and I'm happy with it." Those facts became points of contention when Kelley, at 17 years old, was wrongly pinpointed as a child molester — and McCarty was overlooked as a potential suspect. But while that was the outcome Kelley had been praying for, his life hasn't simply snapped back to normal. They're holding off on having kids though, Anderson said, so that her husband can focus on school. He made friends on the inside whom he keeps in touch with daily, and he said he intends to start a prison ministry to help people serious about turning their life around. He had been recruited by multiple colleges and was working his head off to be eligible for the scholarships that these colleges provided. I knew what kind of person he was. Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and TV shows! But he's also busy simply enjoying his freedom. Kelley was accepted at the University of Texas and, after getting a walk-on tryout this spring, hopes to play for the Longhorns. Kelley, whose story is told in the Stan docuseries Outcry, was just 17 when the accusations were made. Give me a shot.' "But," he added, "it turned into about six or seven of them... turning it more into a hatred towards me. Christopher Dailey, who was the lead investigator on his case. Entertainment Television, LLC A Division of NBCUniversal. [8], The Guardian said, "It was a rollercoaster" and the most surprising docuseries of the summer. ", Anderson, 24, told the New York Post last month, "It was crazy. [E]ven though I didn't technically have a senior year as a normal high school student, the past is the past and the future is limitless. News, "hate is a virus and I have to realign myself with what my purpose needs to be, every time I wake up. Still, none of that changes that he spent almost seven years, including three behind bars, with a cloud of guilt hanging over his head. Having previously maintained that he conducted a thorough investigation in the Kelley case, Dailey had yet to comment. Your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and ​celebrity gossip. Kelley asked his future father-in-law for his daughter's hand in marriage while he was still locked up—but he didn't propose until after he was out. As Episode 1 opens, it is "2013-07-23" and we see a social worker interview a young boy, maybe 4 or 5 years old, who gives the outcry statement. McCarty's family had taken Kelley in when Greg's own parents' health problems made it tough for them to take care of him. We weren't really scared going into the trial. We had to fall in love with each other's hearts through these letters.". Greg Kelley isn’t a household name for sports fans, but the new Showtime docuseries Outcry details and investigates the high school athlete’s … Kelley's case is the subject of "Outcry," a five-hour Showtime documentary series released in July that focuses on his conviction and the six-year attempt to overturn it. They tied the knot in Austin this past January. In support of Kelley, a supporting groundswell emerged that called into question the small-town police force, their investigation, the prosecution's tactics, and ultimately the validity of the conviction[2] in one of the most controversial cases the county had ever seen. In 2013, with four scholarship offers on the table, a steady girlfriend and the future looking bright, the 17-year-old was accused of molesting a 4-year-old boy. He was unable to definitively conclude who the perpetrator was, but he had three suspects: Kelley, Johnathan McCarty and an unnamed third person. Outcry suggests that Kelley was the victim of not only a bad cop but also an overzealous district attorney’s office. All rights reserved. "Outcry" (2020 release; 5 episodes of 60 min. Court documents filed by Hampton in December 2018 stated that they also had a third suspect, whose name was not made public, who had a prior arrest on a charge of indecency with a child and had also lived in the home where the abuse allegedly took place. News. Greg Kelley currently resides in the Cedar Park area with his wife Gaebri, where he attends the University of Texas and runs his own small business. Earning money proved tough while he was still a convicted felon, so he saved up for a ring doing yard work and other odd jobs. We got to premiere this documentary months before it came out and, sitting there with my family, reliving six years of heartache in a documentary that's about five hours—I mean, there's no words to explain it.". According to the lawsuit filed in May and obtained by the Austin American-Statesman, Kelley alleges that Dailey did not verify Kelley's location the day of the assault, did not investigate other suspects, falsified information about when the assault happened and deleted emails about the case. Greg Kelley has hopes and dreams, like a lot of people. But, he added, "I want justice." They both may have had too much confidence in the system, but at least in the end, her faith and trust in Greg was not misplaced. Directed by Pat Kondelis (Showtime's Disgraced), Outcry tells the story of Greg Kelley, a Texas high-school football star accused and convicted of sexually assaulting a four-year-old boy. "So I want to explore that, I want to be given an opportunity to go and show these coaches like, 'Hey, I can continue to play, I've got tons of heart. The Showtime mini-series premiered on July 5, 2020. "Me and my family, that nightmare that we went through, is something I don't wish on my worst enemy. Greg Kelley was a high school football star with a loving girlfriend who was close to achieving his dream of attending the University of Texas on a scholarship. Cedar Park police Sgt. A presumption of innocence until proven guilty may be the law, but that's not often the way people think. Police speculated, based on the boy’s outcry, that the assault occurred on July 12. Why 'Outcry’s Gaebri Anderson stuck by boyfriend Greg Kelley "It was an honor being able to be given this as I shook the hand of the current principal and was given a tour of a school where I once created wonderful memories. Separate from his own civil suit, Kelley is also eligible to receive as much as $250,000 through the state's Wrongful Incarceration Act, according to his attorney. “Outcry” docuseries director Pat Kondelis says interviewing Greg Kelley — who was sentenced to 25 years behind bars for sexually assaulting a … ", He calls his wife, Gaebri Anderson, "totally unreal," adding, "I don't think there's a woman out there that can compare to the amount of heart and faith she has…I would be a damn fool to ever try to let that go. "Those guys taught me so much about getting through and persevering through such a place full of hatred and violence, and racists. Greg Kelley docuseries 'Outcry' to premiere on Showtime. He was one of the best players beloved by fans and the coaches alike and had joined the varsity team in 2010. News. She told police that the only “Greg” she knew was Kelley, who had lived in the home until June 11, but then moved back home. I didn't expect any of that. We wanted to make sure that this guy did not want to come right next door to y'all's town, because I know you guys love your town just like we love ours, and do this to somebody else. In early November, when the appellate court agreed Kelley's conviction should be overturned, Hampton told reporters that prosecuting someone else for the crime would be a tricky case no matter what. Greg Kelley's Mom's Strength. Unfortunately, we were unable to get to the ultimate answer of what happened to the child. each) is a TV documentary series about erstwhile Texas high school football star Greg Kelley. "The physical was taken away from us," Gaebri, a cheerleader in high school who now teaches at a dance studio near Cedar Park, told the Post. 'Outcry' | Showtime's Greg Kelley documentary series premieres April 3 The series was supposed to have its world premiere at the 2020 SXSW festival. Dailey resigned in July, according to Spectrum News, and the city sent a letter to the district attorney's office requesting an investigation into the now-former police sergeant's conduct. In 2014, Greg Kelley, a high school football star from Leander, Texas, was sentenced to 25 years without parole for the sexual assault of a 4-year-old boy. Shama McCarty, Johnathan's mother, ran an in-home daycare, the scene of the alleged sexual assault. [5], Pat Kondelis is also the director of Disgraced, a 2017 Emmy Award winning Showtime documentary about the 2003 murder of Baylor University basketball player Patrick Dennehy and the attempted, related cover-up of NCAA violations rampant in the Baylor basketball program by Coach Dave Bliss. Kelley said that of course children should have fierce advocates and they are generally doing important work. "This particular child said Greg," he acknowledged. 'It was a rollercoaster': Outcry, the most surprising docuseries of the summer In 2013, Greg Kelley, a high school football star, was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a four-year-old. I had friends since I was a baby who were saying, 'I can't believe you are sticking by him.' [1] Kelley was sentenced to 25 years in prison with no possibility for parole. Furthermore, the filing also alleged, Cummings had previously represented this third suspect in another matter and therefore refrained from investigating that person as well. But even in the middle of the nightmare, he found bright spots. "I want to give back," he said. Just last week he showed off the high school diploma he finally had a chance to go and get in person. Then he was accused of molesting a four-year-old boy and his life fell apart. "It breaks my family's heart because I don't deserve that, they don't deserve that. "[10], Michael Morton, who was mentioned in Outcry as also having been wrongfully convicted, expressed that the way the prosecutors are being presented in Outcry is problematic. We’re in Leander, just outside of Austin, the hometown of Greg Kelley, a handsome, gifted defensive back who had a full ride to the University of Texas at San Antonio and who dreamt of one day playing in the NFL. Chief Mannix retired from the Cedar Park force in February and was due to assume that role in the much smaller city of Burnet, about 36 miles away, but KXAN reported on July 13 that he would no longer be taking the job. Through dealing with her own illness, the illness of … [3], "This does not feel like freedom at all," said Kelley who was convicted of child sexual assault in 2014 to be exonerated in 2019 though it is exceedingly rare for the state's highest criminal court to overturn a conviction. ", Catch Justin Sylvester's interview with Greg Kelley on the Aug. 19 episode of E! Kelley was a promising young football star who dreamed of making it big in the field, one day. Keith Hampton had alleged in Kelley's appeal that the accused's trial lawyer, Patricia Cummings, had not adequately defended him, namely by refusing to take a harder look at McCarty as a possible suspect due to a conflict of interest, having represented members of the McCarty family some years prior. His new attorney, Keith Hampton, filed multiple motions, alleging that the police investigation was shoddy and that Kelley wasn't properly represented at trial. I've done everything I possibly can to show you that I didn't do this.". She continued, "I had no doubt in my mind. Outcry is a new docuseries on Showtime that chronicles the investigation into the sexual assault of a 4-year-old boy at an in-home daycare in Leander, Texas. Both just 17 at the time, the trial made them grow up fast. 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