Gay Man Convicted Of Child Abuse To Get New Trial

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/06/062306abuse.htm

A man convicted of molesting five children at a daycare center and sent to prison two decades ago was granted a new trial and could be freed on bail.

The judge said Bernard Baran's original attorney was incompetent, calling into question whether he got a fair trial during the national hysteria over child-care sex abuse cases in the 1980s.

On Thursday, Judge Francis Fecteau set bail at $50,000 cash - a sum Baran's lawyer says he cannot yet meet.

The judge said his ruling was not a statement on Baran's guilt or innocence. "The defendant still has a long road in front of him, still uphill," he said.

[BayCityProgressive]

1. Way to go Labor and Social Dems

it is nice to know there are progressives in so many areas of the world. Hopefully this passes. It would put Bermuda ahead of the US in federal protections.


***WOW BIG MISTAKE. I accidently posted this for thew wrong sotry. This was intended for the gay rights story on Bermuda. Mods please remove this post!