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Linda Fairstein (born May 5, 1947) is an American author, attorney, and former New York City prosecutor focusing on crimes of violence against women and children. She was the head of the sex crimes unit of the Manhattan District Attorney's office from 1976 until 2002.
Sep 25, 2023 · A federal judge has rejected a move to dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed by the former Manhattan sex crimes prosecutor Linda Fairstein over the way she was portrayed in a 2019 Netflix series...
Jun 4, 2019 · Linda Fairstein was the head of the sex crimes unit in Manhattan D.A.'s office when she prosecuted the five teens wrongfully convicted of raping a jogger in 1989. Learn about her role in the case, her career aftermath, and the backlash she faced after Netflix's series "When They See Us".
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Jun 6, 2019 · For much of her life, Linda Fairstein was widely viewed as a law enforcement hero. As one of the first leaders of the Manhattan district attorney’s sex crimes unit, later the inspiration...
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Jun 27, 2019 · Near the end of the first episode of Netflix’s When They See Us — a four-episode dramatization of the 1990 Central Park jogger case and its infamous aftermath — Linda Fairstein (Felicity...
Jun 7, 2019 · Linda Fairstein was a former sex crimes prosecutor who oversaw the wrongful conviction of the Central Park Five in 1989. She has faced a boycott campaign and lost her publisher and awards over her role in the case, which is depicted in the Netflix series When They See Us.
