Out of jail after 24 years!

Thank god for DNA evidence!

Robert Clark always said he was innocent of the 1981 kidnapping and rape of an Atlanta woman - and after 24 years in prison, DNA evidence has finally proved his claim.

Mr Clark, 45, walked free from the Cobb County Superior Court on Thursday (local time) to rejoin his now grown-up family.

He is the 164th person in the nation and the fifth in Georgia to be freed through post-conviction DNA testing.

During his time in jail, Mr Clark's mother died and his children had families of their own.

"Thank God it's over," he said as he walked from the court.