Officer Facing Defamation Charges for Alleged Statement About Insurance Executive

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A Police Corporal is facing criminal charges after he allegedly made defamatory statements about an insurance executive.

Prosecutors allege that 39-year-old Delmar Taylor swore the affidavit on July 17 in order to bring shame to Derek Osborne, a partner at TELUS Health and a former actuary at the National Insurance Board.

Taylor denied the allegation at his arraignment before Assistant Chief Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux.

His bail was set at $1,000 and his trial is set to begin on March 9.

Taylor has been suspended from his duties pending the conclusion of the trial.

He was first arrested on the complaint in August and reportedly attempted suicide while in the police station.