Former Political Hopeful Sentenced to 18 Years for Sexually Abusing Teen

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A community activist and former political hopeful has been sentenced to 18 years for sexually abusing a vulnerable teen. Marlin Newton, 51, who once ran on the Democratic National Alliance ticket, learned his fate when he appeared before Justice Guillimina Archer-Minns.

He was unanimously convicted of two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor of the same sex last August.

Newton took the teen in after his mother put him out in March  2019.

The then 17-year-old said a friend introduced him to Newton, who ran a charity, after no one else would help him. The witness said that he had consensual sex with Newton shortly after moving into his trailer home.

The teen said he moved out because Newton required sex in exchange for his board. But the teen was forced to reach out to Newton again in August 2019 after he fell out with his new roommate.

This time, the teen said that Newton had sex with  him against his will.

Both acts were illegal as the age of consent for same-sex relationships is 18.