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06/12/2006
Soap star granted bail in rape case
'Emmerdale' actor Ben Freeman has been granted bail after appearing in court in Barbados charged with rape.
The actor, who plays Scott Windsor in the ITV soap, was arrested and charged with the rape of a 16-year-old British girl at the Almond Beach Village resort on the island on November 29.
Magistrates in the island's capital Bridgetown set bail at 100,000 Barbados dollars (£26,000) for Mr Freeman, who is from Leeds in West Yorkshire.
The bail was granted on the condition that the actor returned to appear at Bridgetown Court in March next year.
It is not known when Mr Freeman will return to England.
(KMcA)
The actor, who plays Scott Windsor in the ITV soap, was arrested and charged with the rape of a 16-year-old British girl at the Almond Beach Village resort on the island on November 29.
Magistrates in the island's capital Bridgetown set bail at 100,000 Barbados dollars (£26,000) for Mr Freeman, who is from Leeds in West Yorkshire.
The bail was granted on the condition that the actor returned to appear at Bridgetown Court in March next year.
It is not known when Mr Freeman will return to England.
(KMcA)
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