''Outcry'' is a 2020 documentary

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written and directed by Pat Kondelis, about the real-life story of high school football star Greg Kelley, who was arrested, convicted and jailed for sexual assault of a 4-year-old boy, as well as his support system that pushed back in their quest for truth and justice. The Showtime mini-series premiered on July 5, 2020. Into Greg Kelley's senior year in Leander, Texas, he was arrested, convicted, and jailed for sexual assault of a four-year-old boy, and later for a second child, who both attended day care in the home where Kelley was living. Kelley was sentenced to 25 years in prison with no possibility for parole. In support of Kelley, a supporting groundswell emerged that called into question the small-town police force, their investigation, the prosecution's tactics, and ultimately the validity of the conviction in one of the most controversial cases the county had ever seen.

"This does not feel like freedom at all," said Kelley who was convicted of child sexual assault in 2014 to be exonerated in 2019 though it is exceedingly rare for the state's highest criminal court to overturn a conviction. Pat Kondelis is also the director of ''Disgraced'', a 2017

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documentary about the 2003 murder of Baylor University basketball player

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and the attempted, related cover-up of NCAA violations rampant in the Baylor basketball program by Coach Dave Bliss.

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'' Rotten Tomatoes'' favorably rates ''Outcry'' 89% from 9 critics and 93% from 15 users, while the Internet Movie Database rates it 8.4/10 from 690 users. '' The Guardian'' said, "It was a rollercoaster" and the most surprising docuseries of the summer. '' The Hollywood Reporter'' said it was, "An effectively indignation-inducing true crime tale." Michael Morton, who was mentioned in ''Outcry'' as also having been wrongfully convicted, expressed that the way the prosecutors are being presented in ''Outcry'' is problematic. ''

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'' considered whether to "Stream It Or Skip It" and called to "Stream It" as did 73.5% on their Twitter poll. Lawyer Robert Barnes highly recommends ''Outcry'', stating, "What's also still unsettling is that even Texas Rangers and high-ranking law enforcement officers still don't know how to prosecute a child abuse case." at 2:08:17

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