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North Carolina Wesleyan University on LinkedIn: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Ronald Cotton of Burlington, NC served 11 years in…
![Ronald Cotton, right, is shown in this 1984 police photo following his arrest on rape charges in Burlington, N.C. Cotton was convicted of the rape of Jennifer Thompson in January 1985. Eleven Ronald Cotton, right, is shown in this 1984 police photo following his arrest on rape charges in Burlington, N.C. Cotton was convicted of the rape of Jennifer Thompson in January 1985. Eleven](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2mg6w0c/ronald-cotton-right-is-shown-in-this-1984-police-photo-following-his-arrest-on-rape-charges-in-burlington-nc-cotton-was-convicted-of-the-rape-of-jennifer-thompson-in-january-1985-eleven-years-later-he-was-released-from-prison-after-dna-testing-showed-that-bobby-poole-left-pictured-in-a-1985-police-photo-actually-committed-the-crime-burlington-police-department-via-ap-2mg6w0c.jpg)
Ronald Cotton, right, is shown in this 1984 police photo following his arrest on rape charges in Burlington, N.C. Cotton was convicted of the rape of Jennifer Thompson in January 1985. Eleven
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