JOHN MACKAY, former principal of Campion College, was yesterday freed of charges of larceny as a servant and conspiracy to defraud the school of $360,000.
But, the court was informed after the verdict that there were charges of larceny as a servant pending against MacKay. He is to return to court on September 4 to face those charges.
Donald Clarke, a former bursar at Campion College who was charged jointly with MacKay, was convicted of charges of larceny as a servant and conspiracy to defraud $11 million. His $1 million bail was revoked and he has been taken into custody to be sentenced on August 20.
Resident Magistrate Jennifer Straw, who has been trying the case since September 2000, handed down the verdicts yesterday in the Corporate Area Criminal Court.
The court was informed, after the verdicts, that there were other charges pending against MacKay. He is to return to court on September 4 to face those charges.
Attorney-at-law Richard Small, who is representing MacKay, is objecting to any step being taken by the Crown to proceed with those charges. Mr. Small has described the move to proceed with the charges as an abuse of the process of the court. He is asking the RM to invoke her inherent jurisdiction and dismiss the charges.
Mr. Small said yesterday that the case against MacKay initially involved $30 million, but had dramatically decreased to $360,000 since.
The RM has ordered MacKay to return to court on September 4, for Mr. Small to continue his submissions.
