Genarlow Wilson to attend Morehouse College

[CatWoman]

With prison behind him, Genarlow Wilson says he is ready for college.

Wilson, the Douglasville teen who spent two years in prison for having consensual sex with a teenager, will attend Atlanta's Morehouse College beginning next week, courtesy of the Tom Joyner Foundation, an educational non-profit founded by the nationally syndicated radio personality.

"I've been wanting to go college for so long," Wilson, 21, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution after Thursday's announcement on Joyner's show. "It was very generous for to do that for me. I can't say enough to express my gratitude. I won't let him down."

This weekend, Wilson plans to move into an upperclassman dorm at the historically black men's college. He begins life as a part-time student — taking freshman reading, freshman math and an English course — Wednesday. He plans to become a full-time student in the summer or fall.

Joyner's 10-year-old foundation is paying for Wilson's tuition, books and on-campus housing. The amount of the scholarship was not made public.

"I am more than ready for it," said Wilson, 21. "The 16th can't come soon enough."

The one-time Douglasville High School football star also plans to play football at Morehouse.

"But right now that isn't my main priority," said Wilson, who has played several positions but prefers defensive back. "I'm more focused on my studies right now."

Wilson was freed from prison Oct. 26 after the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that his 10-year sentence for having consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old girl was "cruel and unusual punishment."

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/01/10/genarlow_0110.html

[_testify_]

1. Good for him.

I hope he's able to shake off the nonsense he was put through.

[AlCzervik]

2. Good for him!