A MARINE who claimed wrongful arrest and false imprisonment has been paid £30,000 by police in an out-of-court settlement.
The black serviceman was held in a cell for seven hours.
Officers did not explain why but told his bosses they were seeking a charge of controlling and coercive behaviour/harassment.
Bail over the next 16½ months required him to make 300-mile trips to surrender to custody.
He said he was not allowed to contact a family court to explain he could not attend a hearing over his daughter.
The marine argued officers “would not have treated a white male serviceman with the same scepticism, unfairness and lack of objectivity”.
He quit the military in May.
West Yorkshire Police paid the costs without admission of liability.
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