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New Petitions Filed, Alleging Actual Innocence and Egregious Misconduct by Former CPD Detective Reynaldo Guevara

Today, seven men filed petitions seeking to reverse their decades-old convictions tied to disgraced former Chicago Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara.

The men—all of whom have completed their sentences and are out of custody—all claim their innocence.

The seven men are as follows: Jayson Aguiar, who served 20 years, David Kruger, who served 14 years, Juan Molina, who served 12.5 years, Edwin Ortiz, who served 25 years, Oscar Soto, who served 3 years, Victor Vera, who served 19 years, and Tyrece Williams, who served 20 years.

While working as a CPD detective, Guevara terrorized and framed dozens of innocent people, especially targeting the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago.

According to data collected by the Exoneration Project, at least 44 murder convictions