malicious prosecution - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Wed, 24 Mar 2021 21:53:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 Man acquitted of rape awarded $767,000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-acquitted-of-rape-awarded-767000/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-acquitted-of-rape-awarded-767000 Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:00:55 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=3537 NASSAU- A judge has awarded $767,000 in damages to a man acquitted of rape. Rod Andrew Bethel lost a job paying $75,000 per year and his family and friends shunned him after he was charged with the rape of a woman in 2009. Bethel went to a party which the alleged victim attended during the […]

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]]> Privy Council denies appeal against Frank Smith’s acquittal https://bahamascourtnews.com/privy-council-denies-appeal-against-frank-smiths-acquittal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=privy-council-denies-appeal-against-frank-smiths-acquittal Thu, 26 Mar 2020 13:55:25 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=845 For the second time, a panel of judges has dismissed an appeal against former Progressive Liberal Party Senator Frank Smith’s acquittal on corruption charges. The Privy Council on Wednesday refused the government permission to challenge a Court of Appeal decision that affirmed Smith’s acquittal on charges of bribery and extortion last August. The government had […]

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