Vincent Simmons, now 70, made the accusation in a civil rights lawsuit filed in federal court.
Simmons is seeking an unspecified amount in damages, according to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. In the lawsuit, Simmons accused officials who worked for Avoyelles Parish in the '70s, including prosecutors and sheriff's office officials, of fabricating evidence against him and suppressing other evidence that could have prevented his conviction.
In an interview with CBS'"48 Hours" broadcast in May, Bennett said the case went to trial so quickly that prosecutors and the defense didn't have all of the evidence."I don't believe anybody intentionally hid anything. … It's just the way it happened because it was fast," he told"CBS Mornings" lead national correspondent David Begnaud.Simmons' conviction stems from accusations made by twin sisters Karen and Sharon Sanders.
In a telephone call with Begnaud, Keith Laborde said that he and Karen Sanders just"played around like children," which Laborde said had nothing to do with Simmons, who Laborde still believes is guilty. In the lawsuit, Simmons alleges a report of a medical examination that found that Sharon Sanders' hymen was still intact following the alleged incident wasn't provided to his lawyers at the time of his trial.
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