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Michigan jury awards nearly $60M to man who said his rights were violated by prosecutor
Jury finds prosecutor and officer acted with malice, awarding $33 million for damages and $25 million punitive damages in wrongful sexual abuse case dismissal.
- A Michigan jury awarded nearly $58.5 million to Sean MacMaster after he claimed his rights were violated by David Busacca and Brian Kolodziej.
- The jury awarded over $33 million in compensatory damages and additional punitive damages against the defendants, according to MacMaster's attorney Josh Blanchard.
- The conduct of the defendants was described as 'reprehensible' by Blanchard, who noted they prosecuted MacMaster without proper evidence.
- The lawsuit alleged that the defendants conspired with MacMaster's ex-wife and concealed evidence to support false accusations against him.
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Michigan jury awards nearly US$60M to man who said his rights were violated by prosecutor
A jury awarded nearly US$60 million Tuesday to a man who accused a disgraced Michigan prosecutor and a police officer of violating his rights in filing sexual abuse charges in a case that was ultimately dismissed by the state attorney general.
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Michigan jury awards nearly $60M to man who said his rights were violated by prosecutor
A jury has awarded nearly $60 million to a man who accused a disgraced Michigan prosecutor and a police officer of violating his rights in filing sexual abuse charges.
·United States
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