Detroit man whose confession to 1999 murder was coerced by rogue cop released from prison

DETROIT (AP) — A man in prison for more than 25 years was freed Tuesday after prosecutors acknowledged that his confession to a Detroit murder in 1999 was coerced by a rogue police officer.

Wearing a big smile and a Detroit Lions hoodie, George Calicut Jr. hugged his legal team as he emerged from a prison in Coldwater, Michigan, where he was serving a life sentence.

Calicut, 56, has long professed his innocence in the murder of Virgie Perkins — there were no witnesses or physical evidence against him ...