"This action has been long overdue for a wound for the families which can finally heal with the closure of this matter through the recognition by the commonwealth that these men were denied their due process under law solely because of the color of their skin," McCullom said in an email to The Progress-Index, which is part of the USA TODAY Network.
According to court records, some of the men admitted to "having intercourse" with Floyd, but they claimed they were drunk and did not remember holding her down as the victim had claimed. Northam's pardon also said the men did not understand the confessions they were signing.
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