Outcry (miniseries)

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Outcry is a 2020 documentary television miniseries written and directed by Pat Kondelis about the real-life story of high school football star Greg Kelley, who was arrested, jailed, and wrongfully convicted for sexual assault of a 4-year-old boy, and his highly vocal support system that pushed back in their quest for truth and justice. The Showtime mini-series premiered on July 5, 2020. Into Greg Kelley's senior year in Leander, Texas, he was arrested, jailed, and convicted of sexual assault of a four-year-old boy who attended day care in the home where Kelley was living. A second boy recanted his outcry on the stand during the trial. Kelley was sentenced to 25 years in prison with no possibility for parole. In support of Kelley, a groundswell emerged of people who called into question the small-town police force, their investigation, the prosecution's tactics, and ultimately the validity of the conviction in one of the most controversial cases the county had ever seen. Kelley was completely...

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