Former DNA Candidate Unanimously Convicted of Sexually Abusing Teenage Boy

NASSAU, BAHAMAS -A jury has unanimously convicted former DNA candidate Marlin Newton of sexually abusing a teenage boy.

The jury was made up of six women and three men.

Marlin Newton, 51, has been remanded to prison pending the penalty phase of his trial, which begins on October 2.

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 left after a month 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.

Prosecutors said both acts were illegal as the teen couldn’t give consent as a minor.

For his part, Newton denied the allegations at his trial.

He accused police of altering a video of a confrontation between him and his accuser.

In the video, Newton claimed that he had feelings for the teen and that all of their sexual acts were consensual.

However,  Newton was adamant that he denied the allegations during the confrontation.