can somebody please reword this sentence for my essay so its more clear?
thank you

Wrongfully suspected: The modern-day witch hunt. In this article, it states that “, scores of young dark-skinned men reported to police stations seeking to incriminate themselves of suspicion and ask for police``. incriminate means to make someone appear guilty of a crime or a wrong doing
Many of them were scared l for their lives and for any retributional justice ”.=