The "Central Park jogger" case refers to a high-profile incident that occurred in Central Park, New York City, in April 1989. A female jogger was brutally attacked and raped, leading to a significant police investigation and media coverage. Five teenagers, known as the Central Park Five, were wrongfully convicted based on coerced confessions and flawed evidence. In 2002, the case was reopened when another man, Matias Reyes, confessed to the crime, providing DNA evidence that exonerated the five men. This revelation highlighted issues of racial bias, wrongful convictions, and the need for criminal justice reform in the United States.