


一 | 呼和浩特8月24日电 题:特写:“赛考斯林”迎来“赛考斯” 记者勿日汗、王春燕、安路蒙 24日下午,斜阳漫洒,内蒙古乌审旗毛乌素沙地深处,“赛考斯林”静立在光影里,等候“赛考斯”(本名罗纳德·萨科尔斯基)的到来。

二 | OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday exonerated a man who spent 30 years in prison for a 1987 rape and burglary, after post-conviction DNA testing from a rape kit showed he did not commit the crime.Pontotoc County District Judge Steven Kessinger issued a final order that vacates Perry Lott's conviction and permanently dismisses the case. “I have never lost hope that this day would come,” Lott, 61, said in a statement. "I had faith that the truth would prevail, even after 35 long years.“I can finally shut this door and move on with my life.”Lott was released from prison in 2018 after the DNA results first came to light, but only after agreeing to a deal with former District Attorney Paul Smith to modify his sentence. The agreement allowed Lott to leave prison and remain free while his motion to vacate was litigated. At the time, Smith said the DNA evidence did not exclude Lott as a suspect.But earlier this year, the Innocence Project, which helped to free Lott, approached newly elected District Attorney Erik Johnson, who reviewed the case and agreed the conviction should be vacated.“Five years ago, all evidence pointed to his innocence, but he was denied justice,” Innocence Project Senior Staff Attorney Adnan Sultan said in a statement. "We are grateful to District Attorney Erik Johnson for his commitment to righting this wrong.”Oklahoma state law requires a conviction to be vacated in order for a wrongfully convicted person to be able to seek up to $175,000 in compensation from the state.Lott's case occurred around the same time and in the same county as the convictions of Tommy Ward and Karl Fontenot, whose cases have come under intense scrutiny and have been the subject of numerous books, including John Grisham's “The Innocent Man,” which he produced into a six-part documentary on Netflix. A federal judge ordered Fontenot released, but Ward remains in prison.The books and documentary also feature the high-profile exoneration of Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz, who both were convicted in the same county for the 1982 killing of Ada waitress Debra Sue Carter. That case featured the same cast of investigators and prosecutors, along with the same jailhouse informant who testified against Ward and Fontenot. Williamson at one point came within days of being executed. Both were later freed.。 杨树、松树、柏树层层叠叠铺展开去,最高的已有20米。林间立着一座崭新的花岗岩石碑,上面刻着“治沙英雄 植树楷模”,落款为“美国赛·考斯基先生为全国劳模殷玉珍敬题”。

三 | 车子沿林间土路颠簸而来,殷玉珍和“赛考斯”走下车。前一天下午,这位美国老人抵达内蒙古鄂尔多斯市,与阔别26年的殷玉珍重逢。

四 | 而此刻,他已来到乌审旗无定河镇萨拉乌苏村殷玉珍的家,站在这片以自己名字命名的林地里。 1999年,在河南洛阳市任教的美国教师“赛考斯”,在电视上看到殷玉珍在风沙中种树的故事,画面让他深受感动。

五 | 他奔走两月筹得5000美元,捐给这位素未谋面的中国农村妇女。殷玉珍用那笔钱买了5万多棵树苗,一棵棵背进沙窝,一株株栽进黄沙。 当年“赛考斯”从未求任何回报,甚至不敢相信这些树苗能活下去。但殷玉珍不一样,她在这片林子里竖起一块砖碑,上面写着“美国:赛·考斯基”,称这片林子为“赛考斯林”。她要铭记这份情,暗下决心,一定要把树种活,让“赛考斯”过来看看。 这一天,终于到来。 殷玉珍带着“赛考斯”走到碑前,当年的旧砖碑已变成花岗岩石碑。“赛考斯”拿起一支绿色染料笔,弯下腰,在碑身一角写下一个“S”,旁边画了一棵小树,树下连着一颗心,而后郑重地写下“YIN”。他直起身,退后半步,端详片刻。 阳光落在绿色字迹上,“S”与“YIN”之间,一颗心托着一棵树,立在花岗岩上,也立在了毛乌素沙地的风里。 “赛考斯”走进林子,脚下是厚厚的落叶。殷玉珍带他直奔一棵杨树,树干粗壮,10多米高。

六 | “赛考斯”不敢相信,这是他26年前来毛乌素沙地探望殷玉珍时,一起种下的那棵树。当时,这棵杨树苗只有1米多高,手指粗细,在风里摇摇晃晃,像随时会被沙埋掉。 在“赛考斯”来前夕,殷玉珍时不时去看看这棵树,用手抚摸,抬头仰望伞盖一般的枝条。她惊喜地发现,一场大雨过后,树皮上的菌斑形状竟像极了花朵。

七 | 她兴奋地说:“‘赛考斯’要来了,树都开花了。” 今天,他们要在“赛考斯林”一起种下新的树苗。这棵樟子松苗来自殷玉珍自己的育苗基地。

八 | 这位全国劳动模范、毛乌素沙地治沙人,用40多年时间让7万亩荒沙变成绿洲。 “再种一棵。

九 | ”铁锹递到“赛考斯”手里。 两人弯腰,扶苗,培土。“赛考斯”的手有些抖,但下铲的姿势还算稳。殷玉珍在他对面站着,稳稳扶住树苗。身后的整片“赛考斯林”早已绿树成荫。 时隔26年,“赛考斯林”的树种在更迭,殷玉珍与“赛考斯”的友谊也在续写。 “我在内蒙古种下了一棵友谊树。”“赛考斯”说。 “赛考斯林”,终于迎来了“赛考斯”。
Current article:http://0pqlf7k.minshixuanhabing.bond/news/20260826_689054.html
Published on:09:59:41