Brian Banks

As the director of the California Innocence Project, lawyer Justin Brooks had seen more than his fair share of unjust cases, but something about Banks’ situation stood out, he recently explained.

Aldis Hodge said the disparity between Brock Turner getting a "slap on the wrist" and Brian Banks' wrongful conviction "pissed me off."  

Actress Sherri Shepherd plays the mother of Brian Banks who was wrongfully convicted of rape in new movie detailing his story.

Wanetta Gibson was 15 years old when she accused Brian Banks, a high school football star, of raping her in a stairwell. She later admitted, on camera, to lying.