Policeman Freed On One Charge, Still Jailed For Another
Constable Newton Bentley, 48, who is attached to the Mobile Reserve, Harman Barracks, was freed yesterday in the Home Circuit Court of carnal abuse and indecent assault charges. He will however remain behind bars until a charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice has been disposed of.
It was a jury trial, and they retired for an hour before finding him not guilty of the charges.
It was alleged that sometime in 2004, the policeman sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl. The girl, who is now 16 years, had testified during the trial, relating her ordeal to the jury. When cross-examined by the policeman’s defence lawyer however, the girl admitted that on several occasions she had told lies. She said though, that she was speaking the truth in relation to this incident.
Bentley, in his defence, said he was innocent of the charges. The charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice arose when it was alleged that he took the girl to another parish in an effort to prevent her from attending court.
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said on November 1st, 2008 at 6:21 pm
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