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Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2009
Description: Bahamas judge orders retrial in Travolta extortion case
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" John Travolta and his family spent almost this entire year embroiled in a black -- trial in the Bahamas. It's a trial centered around the death of his sixteen year old son. And now they have to make they may have to go through it all again there's a senior justice in the case has declared a mistrial. Remember John Travolta's son Jett died back in January after he had a seizure at his family's home of the Bahamas. Prosecutors say that about two weeks later one of the paramedics who worked on the boy that day. Along with a former behaving -- senator threatened to release the legal document. A document releasing medics from liability should the Stanley refuse an ambulance. Now prosecutors say the two threatened to use that document to suggest that John Travolta was somehow at fault in his son's death. Of course they wouldn't use it if he paid them 25 million dollars. The fox sports chief correspondents is with -- and Jonathan what are the details of what led to this mistrial."
" We'll check it may have just been an innocent mistake it may have been something much more sinister but the result. Is the John Travolta will have to go through it all again. The agony of losing a child will now be exacerbated. By having to testify one small against those who allegedly tried to profit from the actors --"
" As the jurors in the Travolta case file that of the supreme court -- the Bahamas justice Anita Allen said she had no proof of jury misconduct. But was declaring the mistrial to be absolutely sure -- of justice is done -- and erring on the side of caution she said. Justice must be -- parent. The dramatic court scenes unfolded opt for a politician announced at his party's convention. But one of the defendants a member of the same party had been acquitted. But the jury was still deliberating at the time. Raising the concern that there had been -- leak from the jury room. The defendant in question was Pleasant Bridgewater who until she was charged with trying to -- John Travolta. But being a member of the Senate in the Bahamas. Yesterday at her party's convention. As you can hear in this -- A member told the audience that colleague was free. The party -- apologize but still legal experts say the judge had little choice but to declare a mistrial."
" Somebody committed a crime. By leaking what happened in the jury room probably in an effort to influence what else what happened in -- jury room that crime cannot be permitted to succeed."
" But John Travolta it will mean having to once again return to the scene at this some jett's death. Once again having to testify about that fateful day when sixteen year old jet had a seizure at the family vacation home. Once again reliving the details of the alleged extortion --"
" And late today the judge ordered the politician who calls the mistrial. To come to court to explain himself that won't change the fact that that now house to be a retrial. John Travolta's attorney meantime says the actor will do whatever is necessary. To quote see this through so shut the troubled little deal goes on and on and seems to Jonathan Hunt thanks very much."
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