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(7 Jan 2008) Pool 1. Ken Richey walking into courtroom 2. Tilt up of Richey standing in handcuffs, Richey sits, pan to Judge Alan Travis 3. Close of Richey Pool 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Shelley Price, victims advocate reading statement on behalf of Robert Collins, father of Cynthia Collins: "I will never have closure now that the outcome has changed. It will continue to haunt me the rest of my life. I just wish Cynthia could appeal her death and come back to life. Robert Collins, January 7 2008." 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Valerie Binkley, Aunt of Cynthia Collins: "I have six pages here, wrote, and I know I can't make it through here. But I want you to know you fooled nobody. Not me. Not that baby. Not any of these people. You will burn in hell." 6. Richey standing 7. Judge adjourning case 8. Relatives and supporters of Richey smiling 9. Various of Richey leaving court AP Television 10. Richey being escorted by police into car to court 11. Richey speaking to reporters 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Ken Richey, released death row prisoner: "I'd like to thank everyone who has supported me over the years, many years, Karen Torley and her family who have always done an outstanding job and many others who have campaigned and supported me over the years and have never doubted my innocence. It's great to finally be free at long last and I'm looking forward to going home to Scotland. It's been a long time coming." 13. Cutaway police car SOUNDBITE (English) Ken Richey, released death row prisoner: (Q) Ken are there any other innocent people on death row? "There is at least 20 innocent people on Ohio's death row alone that I'm aware of personally." (Q) Is John Spirko one of them? (Spirko was convicted of murdering postmaster Betty Jane Mottinger and sentenced to death) "John Spirko's one of them, Morris Mason is another one, if you want to know the rest of them investigate their cases please. There are innocent men on Ohio's death row, and they need your help before they're executed." (Q) Are you one of them? Why? "I am one of them. Why? Simply because I didn't do it." (Q) Ken they never said they were sorry for 21 years." "They never would have nor will they." 14. Richey getting into car 15. SOUNDBITE (English) Ken Richey, released death row prisoner: (Q) What are you going to do with your family? "I'm going for some 'nookie' (sex). I haven't had any for 21 years." 8. Car driving away STORYLINE A British citizen who spent two decades on Ohio's death row was released from jail on Monday after pleading no contest to three charges and being sentenced to time already served in the death of a two-year-old girl. Ken Richey, who once came within an hour of being executed, walked free for the first time since he was convicted of setting a northwest Ohio apartment fire that killed the toddler in 1986. Richey pleaded no contest to attempted involuntary manslaughter, child endangering and breaking and entering. Visiting Franklin County Judge Alan Travis sentenced him to 21 years, which Richey has already served, and ordered his release from the Putnam County jail. Richey appeared expressionless as he was escorted from the courtroom by sheriff's deputies. Prosecutors approved the deal after an appeals court overturned Richey's conviction and death sentence last year. It lets Richey, a US-British citizen, go home to Scotland without admitting that he had anything to do with the fire. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt but a statement that no defence will be offered, leaving the defendant subject to being judged guilty and punished. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...