US author Alice Sebold’s apology to black man cleared of her rape after 16 years
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on December 1, 2021
Alice Sebold, author of the best-selling novel "The Lovely Bones," on Tuesday apologized to a Black man who spent 16 years in prison for her 1981 rape, only to see his conviction overturned last week.
"I want to say that I am truly sorry to Anthony Broadwater and I deeply regret what you have been through," said Sebold, whose breakthrough book "Lucky" described her traumatic assault at age 18.
"I am sorry most of all for the fact that the life you could have led was unjustly robbed from you, and I know that . . .
