Ohio man wins $45 million in lawsuit after being wrongfully imprisoned for 20 years

COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio man won $45 million in a civil lawsuit against a police department and detective whose actions led to his wrongful conviction and more than 20 years behind bars.

Dean Gillispie sued Miami Township police and former detective Scott Moore for suppressing evidence and tainting eyewitness identifications in the 1991 rape and kidnapping case against Gillispie.

He was convicted in the rape and kidnapping of twin sisters in one attack and a third woman in a second attack. But the jury in the federal civil lawsuit found that Moore violated Gillispie's rights by hiding evidence that would have helped Gillispie's defense and creating unfair lineup procedures for the victims.

Moore claimed a witness had made an identification when she had not, and later told the victims that they might not recognize Gillispie in court because he “dyed his hair.” Evidence was also presented that Moore failed to disclose camping receipts showing Gillispie was in Kentucky when the crimes occurred, his attorneys said. 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/11/22/wrongful-imprisonment-ohio-man-dean-gillespie/10755197002/