"The physical was taken away from us," Gaebri, a cheerleader in high school who now teaches at a dance studio near Cedar Park, told thePost. Neathery recruited Kelley to UTSA, as its defensive coordinator. Shortly after entering the NCAA transfer portal in September, Kessler announced that he received a full-ride scholarship to Eastern Michigan. And once he was convicted, those who had assumed he was guilty figured they were merely being proved right. This was an actual ballplayer.". But even in the middle of the nightmare, he found bright spots. Kelley was accused by a 4-year-old boy of sexually molesting him, even though some of the boys testimony pointed to another person living in the house - Johnathan McCarty - who was a couple of years younger than Kelley but had a striking resemblance to Kelley. Christopher Dailey, who was the lead investigator on his case. A 6-foot-2, 215-pound safety, Eastern Michigan offered Kelley a scholarship in September, but the potential was there to make an impact, coachesagreed. Exonerated Kelley, 25, will play for E. Michigan, Breaking down the latest in 2024 football recruiting, from top commits to March visits, The Turnover Luck Index: Rating every 2022 team, from USC to Rutgers, ACC boss: Rule changes backed by FBS leaders, Stoops: QB Leary (pec) 'close to full go' for UK, Hall of Fame coach Ault named to CFP committee, Top draft prospect Carter charged in fatal crash, New NCAA president readies for NIL, legal issues, Ex-Vols staffers agree to show-cause penalties, UNC hires ex-Browns HC Kitchens as assistant, Kiper's updated NFL mock draft: Who's moving up for a QB? "Like, I realized this wasn't charity work. Like, I realized this wasn't charity work. Kelley was accused of sexually molesting two boys. In support of Kelley, a supporting groundswell emerged that called into question the small-town police force, their investigation, the prosecution's tactics, and ultimately the validity of the conviction[2] in one of the most controversial cases the county had ever seen. That's how Eastern Michigan's newest football recruit, Greg Kelley, chooses to look at life these days, after an eight-year, nationally publicized saga that saw the one-time top-shelf Texas high-school football star wrongfully convicted for child sexual assault and spend three-and-a-half years in prison. And so, in 2017, he filed for a re-trial and was released from prison in August on bond. Kelley's friend's parents owned an in-home daycare. Kelley hasn't played a football game since his junior year of high school in Leander, Texas, in 2013. His new attorney,Keith Hampton, filed multiple motions, alleging thatthe police investigation was shoddy and that Kelley wasn't properly represented at trial. WebGreg. I had friends since I was a baby who were saying, 'I can't believe you are sticking by him.' Kelley has been completely exonerated and declared innocent. Dick said he would not have even tried Kelley if he was in office at the time, noting that there was not enough evidence to prosecute in his view. In 2013, with four scholarship offers on the table, a steady girlfriend and the future looking bright, the 17-year-old was accused ofmolesting a 4-year-old boy. 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", But though Kelley is committed to holding the parties he feels are responsible for damaging his life"financially, emotionally, mentally, physically"accountable, he told E! "Being labeled a pedophile is worse than murder," Kelley explained. Well, I dont have that fear anymore.. On June 11, Greg moved back to his place, but more than a month later, a woman came forward and told the authorities that her son said that Greg had assaulted him. He's currently enrolled as a student atthe University of Texas at Austin,KVUEreports. Texas is my dream school, Kelley told Horns247. Brydon said. We actually had a trip planned for the next day.". A second boy also came forward but later recanted his accusation against Kelley. We're running a new-subscriber special. They tied the knot in Austin this past January. Almost two years later, the appeals court agreed, sent their decision back to the district court to formally dismiss the indictment, and King declared an emotional Kelley "formally exonerated.". "You really start looking at Greg and realize not only can this kid move well, he'll probably play on Saturdays at a big-time program. We wanted to make sure that this guy did not want to come right next door to y'all's town, because I know you guys love your town just like we love ours, and do this to somebody else. "Hes doing very well. The crime? By Gina Tron Greg Kelley's Sex Assault Case We wanted to make sure that this guy did not want to come right next door to y'all's town, because I know you guys love your town just like we love ours, and do this to somebody else. They're holding off on having kids though, Anderson said, so that her husband can focus on school. I'm still waiting for that decision from Texas, to see if I'm going to be a walk-on this fallif we have a fall season.". In 2013, Greg Kelley, a high school football star, was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a four-year-old. And after Shawn Dick took office in 2016 and became the Williamson County district attorney, even the prosecutor's office sided with Kelley and his supporters. I want to be free. It was definitely hard. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. A presumption of innocence until proven guilty may be the law, but that's not often the way people think. Kelley's case was documented in this summer's five-part Showtime documentary, "Outcry.". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. What I found was the fact that Greg Kelley was a star high school football player in Texas worked as a double-edged sword for him. Both just 17 at the time, thetrialmade them grow up fast. Greg Kelley, a former Texas high school football player who was legally exonerated last November following a wrongful conviction in 2014 in a child sexual assault case, has signed with Eastern Michigan on a football scholarship. He practiced with the team in 2020, but didn't see action in the shortened 2020 season because of a groin injury. He made friends on the inside whom he keeps in touch with daily, and he said he intends to start a prison ministry to help people serious about turning their life around. Kelley started playing varsity footballat Leander High School in Texaswhere high school football on Friday rivals church on Sunday as a religiouspracticewhen he was a sophomore. Early on, as soon as his name was out there, the case was taken up in the court of public opinion by child welfare activistsand the Internet took it from there. They both may have had too much confidence in the system, but at least in the end, her faith and trust in Greg was not misplaced. Between Kelley, his family and his fiance, the tears wereflowing. Now 25, Kelley has worked since his conviction to clear his name in hopes of fulfilling a dream of playing college football. It unfolds with astonishing and incomprehensible details of how poorly the case was handled by the district attorneys office and police department and relies heavily on the support that rose up around for the accused. Kelley, who signed last year to play football at Eastern Michigan, entered the transfer portal earlier this week. [5], Rotten Tomatoes favorably rates Outcry 89% from 9 critics and 93% from 15 users,[6] while the Internet Movie Database rates it 8.4/10 from 690 users. "I am excited to announce that I have ", He calls his wife, Gaebri Anderson, "totally unreal," adding, "I don't think there's a woman out there that can compare to the amount of heart and faith she hasI would be a damn fool to ever try to let that go. I played at Texas, and athletically, GK fits in as a scholarship player - not just a walk-on.". Dailey resigned in July, according to Spectrum News, and the city sent a letter tothe district attorney's office requesting an investigation into the now-former police sergeant's conduct. After that, Kelley had to wait and see what the Texas Court of Criminal Appealswould say. Eastern Michigan plays in the MAC, which postponed football until the spring but is discussing a revised fall schedule. ", Anderson, 24, told theNew York Post last month, "It was crazy. JakeBrydon, who led themovement to get Kelley exonerated, told Oxygen.comthat the prosecutor's office offered Kelley 10 years of probation with no jail time but he refused to take the deal, proclaiming innocence. According to the lawsuit filed in May and obtained by the Austin American-Statesman, Kelley alleges that Daileydid not verify Kelley's location the day of the assault, did not investigate other suspects, falsified information about when the assault happened and deleted emails about the case. Before he was incarcerated, he was verbally committed to play safety for the University of Texas at San Antonios football team, which meant that he had to have been really good. "I have nothing but gratitude for people that saved me from that injustice.". Where was Kelly Gregg born? Furthermore, the filing also alleged, Cummings had previously represented this third suspect in another matter and therefore refrained from investigating that person as well. All Rights Reserved. The efforts of activist Jake Braydon and the legal work of defense lawyer Keith Hampton, who discovered Cummings had represented Johnathan McCarty in previous other criminal matters and should have recused herself from representing Kelley, convinced the Court of Criminal Appeals to overturn Kelleys conviction and declare him innocent of the crime. There was no way he was going to get convicted on the evidence they didn't have. "We think he's going to be a really good player.". Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. "I've got nothing but work ethic right now," Kelley said. Greg Hansen column: Wolfgang Weber's last three Salpointe boys soccer teams have gone a combined 57-5-3. News, "hate is a virus and I have to realign myself with what my purpose needs to be, every time I wake up. CLICK HERE to download the CBS Sports Mobile App and get the latest on your team today. Having previously maintained that he conducted a thorough investigation in the Kelley case, Dailey had yet to comment. ", Why Alonzo Brooks' Death Needed Further Investigationand Not Just From Unsolved Mysteries, And when he was convicted, Kelley recalled, "a groundswell of support from above started coming up and people started having my back. Courtney Cronin reports from the NFL combine on the breaking news involving NFL draft prospect Jalen Carter. The state of Texas isn't known for revisiting criminal convictions, yet his was thrown out. Together the couple resides in Texas, but they also move around to New York and Los Angeles from time to time. Furthermore, an investigator used questionable tactics to interview the children. But while that was the outcome Kelley had been praying for, his life hasn't simply snapped back to normal. WebGreg Kelley (28) Defensive Back - EMU: 2021: Part of EMUs 2021 signing class after practicing with EMU during the 2020 season2020: Did not see any game action, Greg I knew what kind of person he was. He had proposed to her in 2017 just a day after a Texas judge ordered to vacate his conviction, KXAN reported at the time. "I know that these past six years I had to prove myself to save my life so I can prove myself that I can play ball," he said. Kelley asked his future father-in-law for his daughter's hand in marriage while he was still locked upbut he didn't propose until after he was out. "It breaks my family's heart because I don't deserve that, they don't deserve that. "When you're in there as a pedophile you're already the scum of the earth." "Being labeled a pedophile is worse than murder," Kelley explained. Kelley's case dates back to 2013, when he was a standout football player in Leander, Texas, who was committed to UTSA. Kelley started playing varsity footballat Leander High School in Texaswhere high school football on Friday rivals church on Sunday as a religiouspracticewhen he was a sophomore. Kelleys supporters rallied to show their support of the convicted teen, and to point out the apparentholes in the case. Shama McCarty, Johnathan's mother, ran an in-home daycare, the scene of the alleged sexual assault. Greg plans on following his dreams of getting back into playing football with the hopes that one day he can have the opportunity to play for other teams. Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. Binge These True Crime Shows and Documentaries, He was convicted in 2014 of super-aggravated assault on a child and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Get all your true crime news from Oxygen. (In an unrelated case, Johnathan was sentenced to four years in prison last yearafter pleadingguilty to unlawful restraint and drug charges. ", Kelley also said that day, "I was given my freedom and I'm happy with it." Hes living the American dream. 2023 E! The former high school football star, whose story was just told in the Showtime documentary seriesOutcry, spent three years in prison for a crime he didn't commit and, even after his release in 2017, he was only formally exonerated this past November. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Hall of Fame coach Chris Ault has been named to the College Football Playoff selection committee, along with Miami (Ohio) athletic director David Sayler and Washington athletic director Jennifer Cohen. ", He added, "The heartache and division it has created in our town is something that should never happen. We actually had a trip planned for the next day.". "But," he added, "it turned into about six or seven of them turning it more into a hatred towards me. "Football is a love of mine, something that I feel like has been given to me to love and to cherish and to experience," he told E! And I don't take it for granted. Additionally, Kelley is looking for reparations for the injustice he experienced. 2023 www.detroitnews.com. He made the announcement on an Instagram post uploaded on Saturday. Wrongly convicted former Leander safety Greg Kelley has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal again, more than seven years after the former Texas high-school standout lost a scholarship opportunity at UTSA by being falsely imprisoned. Unfortunately, we were unable to get to the ultimate answer of what happened to the child. While committed to UTSA, Kelley was arrested in 2013 during his senior year on allegations of sexual abuse. As "Outcry" points out, McCarty's initial lawyer was close friends with the McCarty family and she declined to look at himas a potential subject. The wild journey of Greg Kelley, once a highly recruited high school football star before he spent more than 1,000 days in prison for a sex crime for which he later was fully exonerated,is adding another chapter. Greg Kelley went from a football hero to a wrongfully convicted sex offender sentenced to 25 years without parole. Still, none of that changesthat he spent almost seven years, including three behind bars, with a cloud ofguilt hanging over his head. Kelleys supporters rallied to show their support of the convicted teen, and to point out the apparentholes in the case. Several tireless advocates took up his case, and, amid some recanted testimony and allegations of shoddy police work, on Nov. 6, 2019, his conviction was overturned, and on Nov. 26, 2019, he was granted a complete exoneration. (Featured Image Credit: Showtime). "And he's never said anything but Greg and he said it under oath. Leander, TX. No one has been charged in the case since Kelley was cleared. News. He was convicted a year later and sentenced for 25 years without possibility of parole. "Trying to go recreate a case involving small children years later, memories fade, change and its just almost impossible to go back and actually do justice in that case," he continued, explaining how a flawed prosecution can rob victims of true justice. His team lost on a Hail Mary. An attorney for Cummings told theAmerican-Statesmanthatshe didn't have any evidence against this third person when she was on the case, but "it is significant that they are now saying that he is the one who did this. Eastern Michigan wasn't sure what to expect from him on the field, given he hadn't played in years, but the potential was there to make an impact, coachesagreed. "I want to give back," he said. She is a former NFL cheerleader who currently works as a professional Dancer & Choreographer. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. Texas Ranger Cody Mitchell, tasked with leading the new investigation in 2017, testified that August that he had determined that the Cedar Park Police had botched the original investigation. Texas Ranger Cody Mitchell, tasked with leading the new investigation in 2017, testified that August that he had determined that the Cedar Park Police had botched the original investigation. "When you're in there as a pedophile you're already the scum of the earth." Brydon said. WebKelly Gregg was born on November 1, 1976. I've done everything I possibly can to show you that I didn't do this.". I didn't expect any of that. He was convicted and sentenced the following year. [1] Kelley was sentenced to 25 years in prison with no possibility for parole. At that time, Gregs father was hospitalized due to a stroke and his mother was suffering from a brain tumor, so his teammate and friend, Johnathan McCarty, offered his place for him to stay. Still, none of that changesthat he spent almost seven years, including three behind bars, with a cloud ofguilt hanging over his head. Its been hard to just even live everyday life with the fear of being torn away from my family. "Football is a love of mine, something that I feel like has been given to me to love and to cherish and to experience," he told E! Kelley said that of course children should have fierce advocates and they are generally doing important work. Now 25, Kelley has worked since his conviction to clear his name in hopes of fulfilling a dream of playing college football. "I've got this opportunity to seize to play football," Kelley told ESPN in February. He tried out and is still waiting on a decision from the coaches.". 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She continued, "I had no doubt in my mind. WebLatest on NT Kelly Gregg including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on NFL.com Kelley's case"clearly was the perfect storm of all aspects of the criminal justice system failing," Dick told Oxygen.com. After that, Kelley had to wait and see what the Texas Court of Criminal Appealswould say. Kelley, who signed last year to play football at Eastern Michigan, entered the transfer portal earlier this week. ", The Unanswered Questions of Unsolved Mysteries' Rey Rivera Episode. Will he ever get to play football again? Kelley said that of course children should have fierce advocates and they are generally doing important work. Few people experience the momentum that Kelley had going into his senior year in Leander, Texas. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! As of now, the Big 12 hasn't canceled football season due to COVID-19, unlike some of the other major college football conferences. Dick, Kelley's case"clearly was the perfect storm of all aspects of the criminal justice system failing," Dick, Dick said he would not have even tried Kelley if he was in office at the time, noting that there was not enough evidence to prosecute in his view. (In an unrelated case, Johnathan was sentenced to four years in prison last yearafter pleadingguilty to unlawful restraint and drug charges. Furthermore, an investigator used questionable tactics to interview the children. She maintained in 2017 that the defense she went witharguing that no abuse had occurredwas her best available option at the time based on the evidence. No one has been charged in the case since Kelley was cleared. As "Outcry" points out, McCarty's initial lawyer was close friends with the McCarty family and she declined to look at himas a potential subject. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned Kelley's conviction last November, writing that "the system failed him, for it convicted an innocent man." His team lost on a Hail Mary the year before, too. Kelley was arrested his senior year of high school in 2013 for allegations of sexual abusing a 4-year-old child. McCarty's family had taken Kelley in when Greg's own parents' health problems made it tough for them to take care of him. Defensive Back. "I just call myself blessed," said Kelley, who was so adamant about his innocence from the beginning that he refused to sign a plea deal that could've kept him out of prison, and despite his mother's pleas to take it. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! We weren't really scared going into the trial. Facebook; Twitter; Facebook Messenger; Pinterest; Email; print; Greg Kelley, a former Texas high school football player who was legally exonerated last November following a wrongful conviction in 2014 in a child sexual assault case, has signed with Eastern Michigan on a football scholarship. Kelley was accepted at the University of Texas and, after getting a walk-on tryout this spring, hopes toplay for theLonghorns. I myself was losing hope, but all these people started believing in me and they started to say, 'Hey, Greg, we're here for you man, we love you, we're gonna get you through this.' [E]ven though I didn't technically have a senior year as a normal high school student, the past is the past and the future is limitless. In 2013, in the sprawling Texas suburbs of Leander, north of Austin, a standout high school football star by the name of Greg Kelley was "You had no idea who I was after my conviction," Kelley saidin court on the day of his exoneration. "Those guys taught me so much about getting through and persevering through such a place full of hatred and violence, and racists. "It's what I love. It appears he will end his Eastern Michigan career before playing a single game. The legal team also filed documents naming an alternate suspect, Johnathan McCarty. Support local journalism, and subscribe here. A presumption of innocence until proven guilty may be the law, but that's not often the way people think. Court documents filed by Hamptonin December 2018 stated that they also had athird suspect, whose name was not made public,who hada prior arrest on a charge of indecency with a child and had also lived in the home where the abuseallegedly took place. He is the co-host of Good Day New York. "This particular child said Greg," he acknowledged. "You had no idea who I was after my conviction," Kelley saidin court on the day of his exoneration. Despite performing well, the program wasnt accepting walk-ons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He attended a tryout in February but was informed this month that Texas will not be adding any new players to the roster this fall. His new attorney,Keith Hampton, filed multiple motions, alleging thatthe police investigation was shoddy and that Kelley wasn't properly represented at trial. And after Shawn Dick took office in 2016 and became the Williamson County district attorney, even the prosecutor's office sided with Kelley and his supporters. We got to premiere this documentary months before it came out and, sitting there with my family, reliving six years of heartache in a documentary that's about five hoursI mean, there's no words to explain it.". WebGet the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about defensive back Greg Kelley on ESPN. Chief Mannix retired from the Cedar Park forcein Februaryand was due toassume that role in the much smaller city ofBurnet, about 36 miles away, but KXAN reported on July 13 that he would no longer be taking the job. From the first day in my heart, I knew he didn't do this." However, he did not see any game action last season. He told, There has not been another arrest in connection with Kelley's case specifically, though McCarty has been arrested, A judge recommended to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that Kelleys conviction be vacated in 2017 after a long and difficult battle from Kelley's supporters, according to the, As Outcry shows,Kelley moved to New York City with his longtime high school sweetheart turned. Kelley was accepted at the University of Texas and, after getting a walk-on tryout this spring, hopes toplay for theLonghorns. "Imagine not being able to kiss or hug the person you love. They both may have had too much confidence in the system, but at least in the end, her faith and trust in Greg was not misplaced. [3], "This does not feel like freedom at all," said Kelley who was convicted of child sexual assault in 2014 to be exonerated in 2019 though it is exceedingly rare for the state's highest criminal court to overturn a conviction. And "I want this kid to feel like he's been delivered justice. He recently married his long term girlfriend, the love of his life, Gaebri Anderson, who stuck by him all these years. "I've got this opportunity to seize to play football," Kelley told ESPN in February. Not everybody who gets falsely accused ever gets to see the other side of justice. Saying things they can't and they won't take back and, still to this day, I continue to get persecuted, and it breaks my heart. [7] Metacritic rates Outcry 78% from 5 critics. Separate from his own civil suit, Kelley is also eligible toreceive as much as $250,000 through the state'sWrongful Incarceration Act, according to his attorney. News. As Outcry shows,Kelley moved to New York City with his longtime high school sweetheart turned wife Gaebri, who supported him throughout the whole ordeal, before his conviction was officially vacated while she attended the Broadway Dance Center. "Worse than murder" when you're in prison, Kelley said in an interview last month with E! Between Kelley, his family and his fiance, the tears wereflowing. A few days after the arrest, another child came forward and said that he too was forced to indulge in sexual acts, however, he later recanted. But he's also busy simply enjoying his freedom. Kelley was 17 and a Leander High School senior football star when he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 6. ", He added, "The heartache and division it has created in our town is something that should never happen.". Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and TV shows! No other Kelley was released on bond in 2017, with his attorney filing that another man had admitted to the crimes and evidence showing there were many faults in the investigation -- the kids who accused him of the crimes were never shown photographs to confirm Kelley's identity, for example. News. 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