The Central Park Five were five Harlem teens convicted of the 1989 assault and rape of a jogger in New York's Central Park.

Personal safety in the park is of course a prerequisite of all uses, and the rape and beating of a jogger last month brought that basic issue to the fore.

The rape and attempted murder of a jogger in Central Park last month focused new attention on the use of Mace or a similar tear gas to disable an attacker temporarily.

A Harlem teen-ager pleaded guilty yesterday to beating a banker in an attack that the police said preceded the rape of a jogger in Central Park.

The rape of a jogger last year also resulted in more police activity.

Three of the five teenagers convicted in the 1989 rape of a jogger in Central Park steadfastly maintained their innocence at parole board hearings.

John Cardinal O'Connor met last night with relatives of two of the suspects in the rape and beating of a jogger in Central Park.

A man convicted in the rape and beating of a female jogger in Central Park eight years ago was declared a "sexually violent predator" by a Manhattan judge yesterday.

'The Fear Is There' Crimes like the rape of a jogger in Central Park last year have also increased fear among park users.