Three years after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a then-4-year-old boy in a case that led to an outpouring of support from many in the community who believed he was wrongly accused, Greg Kelley has been released on bond Tuesday.
State District Judge Donna King granted Kelley a $50,000 bond after she determined that his due process rights were violated during the 2014 investigation by the Cedar Park Police Department. The decision was made weeks after a three-day hearing that took place in the first week of August.
Kelley left Williamson County Jail Tuesday afternoon.
NOW: This is the order releasing #gregkelley on bond. pic.twitter.com/3gUavv7MmG
— Tony Plohetski (@tplohetski) August 22, 2017
In 2014, Kelley, now 22, was convicted in the sexual assault case which led to his 25-year prison sentence.
Earlier this year, Williamson County authorities reopened his case and identified Johnathan McCarty -- Kelley's best friend at the time of the alleged assault -- as one of three suspects. On June 6, Kelley was returned to Williamson County Jail from the Wynne Unit in Huntsville, Texas.
Watch Kelley walk out of jail and speak before reporters Tuesday: (If the video does not appear below click here.)
