Trinidad TV host arrested for airing rape video
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The host of a popular TV crime show in Trinidad has been arrested months after showing a video of a mentally impaired teenage girl being raped.
Ian Alleyne was arrested late Thursday after a 30-minute struggle with police that was broadcast live on TV as a few dozen fans demanded he be freed.
Defense lawyer Om Lalla said Friday that Alleyne was later taken to the hospital for chest pains and remains there.
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Alleyne aired the rape video three times on his show "Crime Watch" late last year, then apologized after people protested. Police accuse him of violating a law that bans broadcasters from showing images of rape victims.
Alleyne's show is aired on CCN TV6. Company CEO Shida Bolai could not bey reached for comment.
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