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\u2018When They See Us\u2019 <\/span><\/p>\n Linda Fairstein Backlash Grows \u2026<\/span><\/p>\n Axing Imminent at Nonprofit Org<\/span><\/p>\n 6\/4\/2019 1:00 AM PDT<\/p>\n EXCLUSIVE<\/span><\/p>\n Ever since Ava DuVernay<\/strong>\u2018s Netflix series, \u201cWhen They See Us\u201d debuted over the weekend, Fairstein has been feeling the heat. She was\u00a0head of the Manhattan D.A.\u2019s Sex Crimes Unit in 1989 when the 5 boys were convicted \u2026 and her role in coercing confessions is sparking renewed outrage.<\/p>\n Sources at Safe Horizon \u2014 a nonprofit aiding victims of abuse and violent crime in NYC \u2014 tell us its staffers are incensed the former prosecutor\u2019s been allowed to remain on the board for so long, considering her checkered past.<\/p>\n We\u2019re told the animosity began when the CEO held a meeting on May 21 where nearly 100 directors were informed about the Netflix drama and Fairstein\u2019s connection to it.<\/p>\n We\u2019re told some staffers didn\u2019t even know Fairstein was on the board of directors, and when they found out tempers quickly flared. Many questioned why she was allowed on the board of an organization that mostly serves minorities.<\/p>\n Felicity Huffman<\/strong><\/a> plays Fairstein in \u201cWhen They See Us\u201d which documents her controversial role in getting the 5 boys \u2014 all black or Hispanic \u2014 to confess, under heavy duress, to the 1989 rape and attack of a Central Park jogger.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n We\u2019re told staffers accused Fairstein of racism and demanded her immediate dismissal, but the CEO asked for time to evaluate.<\/p>\n Our sources say a majority of Safe Horizon\u2019s directors are fed up, and plan to take legal action this week to get Fairstein 86\u2019d if the CEO won\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n As we first reported, Central Park Five exoneree\u00a0Raymond Santana<\/strong>\u00a0believes Fairstein \u2014 who became a successful author \u2014 is finally getting\u00a0what she deserves<\/strong><\/a>. That includes the growing boycott of her books and publishers.\u00a0<\/p>\n As he puts it, \u201cEven if it\u2019s 30 years later, she has to pay for her crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/h5>\n
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Linda Fairstein<\/strong>, a key figure in the wrongful prosecution of the Central Park 5, is facing a new backlash \u2014 the nonprofit organization she worked on for nearly 20 years wants her canceled \u2026 TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n![\"ceo\"](\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/1559639055_594_Central-Park-5-Investigator-Linda-Fairstein-Being-Forced-Out-of-Nonprofit-Org.jpg\" "\\"ceo\\"")
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