Judge orders Texan imprisoned for 27 years for rape he didn’t commit freed on bond

Texan exonerated for rape ordered freed on bond

HOUSTON — A judge has ordered that a Houston man who has spent the last 27 years imprisoned for a rape he didn’t commit be freed on bond.

During a court hearing Friday, Michael Anthony Green was granted a $500 bond that will let him walk out of jail.

Green was expected to be released later Friday after his paperwork had been processed.

His pending release was made possible after the Harris County District Attorney’s Office reopened his case. New DNA tests it commissioned showed he did not commit a 1983 rape of a woman who had been abducted.

Green’s release had been set for Thursday, but was delayed a day after he become too emotional and angry while waiting in a holding cell for his court hearing.