UK: Ex-Banker Wins £67k Over False Rape Link

Submitted by Mastodon on Wed, 2015-03-04 03:50

Story here. Excerpt:

'Anthony Crook's photo was on the front page of a local newspaper after being made public by Essex Police - but no charges were ever brought against him.

The publicity resulted in the 37-year-old losing his job and - in his words - becoming "unemployable".

He became depressed and began drinking heavily.

Judge Deborah Taylor ruled that police breached both data protection rules and Mr Crook's right to privacy.'

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