A federal jury awarded Sean MacMaster $58.5 million for wrongful prosecution stemming from sexual abuse charges. The jury found that Michigan State Police officer David Busacca and former assistant attorney general Brian Kolodziej acted with reckless disregard for the truth in pursuing the charges. Compensatory damages of $33 million were awarded, along with $10 million in punitive damages against Busacca and $15 million against Kolodziej. The charges, dropped in 2021 by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, were alleged to have been pursued to gain favor from a woman connected to a custody dispute involving MacMaster.
Jurors have awarded former police officer Sean MacMaster nearly $60 million for wrongful prosecution, concluding that the defendants acted recklessly in pursuing charges against him.
The compensatory damages awarded totaled $33 million against Michigan State Police officer David Busacca and former Michigan assistant attorney general Brian Kolodziej.
Punitive damages amounted to $10 million against Busacca and $15 million against Kolodziej, reflecting jurors' view that they acted with intentional disregard for the truth.
Evidence presented during the trial indicated that Kolodziej pursued the charges to impress a woman related to MacMaster's custody battle, raising questions about the integrity of the prosecution.
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