▁who ▁were ▁pro sec uted ▁on ▁charges ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁sexual ▁assault ▁of ▁a ▁female ▁victim , ▁and ▁of ▁their ▁families . ▁The ▁five ▁ju ven ile ▁males ▁of ▁color , ▁the ▁protagon ists ▁of ▁the ▁series : ▁Kevin ▁Richard son ▁( As ante ▁Black k ), ▁An tr on ▁McC ray ▁( C ale el ▁Harris ), ▁Y use f ▁S ala am ▁( E than ▁Her isse ), ▁Kore y ▁W ise ▁( J har rel ▁Jer ome ), ▁and ▁Raymond ▁Sant ana ▁( Mar quis ▁Rod rig uez ), ▁were ▁divided ▁by ▁the ▁pro sec utor ▁into ▁two ▁groups ▁for ▁trial . ▁Each ▁youth ▁was ▁conv icted ▁by ▁jur ies ▁of ▁various ▁charges ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁assault ; ▁four ▁were ▁conv icted ▁of ▁ra pe . ▁They ▁were ▁sent enced ▁to ▁maximum ▁terms ▁for ▁ju ven iles ▁except ▁for ▁ ▁Kore y ▁W ise , ▁who ▁was ▁ 1 6 ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁crime ▁and ▁treated ▁as ▁an ▁adult ▁by ▁the ▁legal ▁system . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁in ▁adult ▁facilities ▁and ▁served ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁adult ▁prison . ▁ ▁They ▁file d ▁a ▁suit ▁against ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁for ▁wrong ful ▁conv iction ▁and ▁were ▁awarded ▁a ▁settlement ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Cast ▁and ▁characters ▁ ▁Main ▁ ▁As ante ▁Black k ▁as ▁Kevin ▁Richard son ▁ ▁Justin ▁C unning ham ▁as ▁adult ▁Kevin ▁Richard son ▁ ▁C ale el ▁Harris ▁as ▁An tr on ▁McC ray ▁