DETROIT (AP) — A jury awarded nearly $60 million Tuesday to a man who accused a disgraced Michigan prosecutor and a police officer of violating his rights in filing sexual abuse charges in a case that was ultimately dismissed by the state attorney general.
It is extremely rare for a prosecutor to be successfully sued for his or her actions because of broad immunity protections in law.
Brian Kolodziej and state police Lt. David Busacca acted “intentionally, deliberately or with reckless disregard for the truth” in pursuing charges against Sean MacMaster, the jury said…