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Clinton man seeks thousands after being wrongfully jailed

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By: CBS4 News, newsroom@cbs4qc.com

A Clinton man is seeking more than $300,000 from the state after being wrongfully locked up for more than 5 years. 

David DeSimone filed the claim Wednesday with the state appeals board.  DeSimone was convicted in 2005 of sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl.  Then he got a new trial in 2011 because prosecutors withheld important evidence.  He was found not guilty.  Last month, a Clinton County District Judge ruled he was wrongfully imprisoned, making him eligible for compensation.  The state has filed an appeal of the ruling.

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