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OJ Simpson bailed in robbery case | |
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Ex-American football star OJ Simpson has been bailed by a court in Las Vegas after facing charges of involvement in an alleged armed robbery. | |
Mr Simpson, 60, is accused of taking part in a raid on a sports memorabilia dealer in a hotel room last Thursday. | Mr Simpson, 60, is accused of taking part in a raid on a sports memorabilia dealer in a hotel room last Thursday. |
Bail was set at $125,000 (£63,000), and he was banned from contacting potential witnesses - or from leaving the US. | |
He has been held since last week and faces 11 charges including robbery and kidnapping, which he denies. | |
In interviews before his arrest, Mr Simpson said he was trying to retrieve stolen items that belonged to him, and denied any guns were involved. | In interviews before his arrest, Mr Simpson said he was trying to retrieve stolen items that belonged to him, and denied any guns were involved. |
Three co-defendants have been charged with 11 criminal counts, including assault with a deadly weapon. | Three co-defendants have been charged with 11 criminal counts, including assault with a deadly weapon. |
Settlements | Settlements |
Mr Simpson will face 10 felony charges over the incident at the Palace Station Casino: | Mr Simpson will face 10 felony charges over the incident at the Palace Station Casino: |
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He also faces a misdemeanour charge of conspiracy to commit a crime. | He also faces a misdemeanour charge of conspiracy to commit a crime. |
If convicted, he faces the possibility of life in prison. | If convicted, he faces the possibility of life in prison. |
The former star gained international notoriety in 1995 when he was tried and acquitted of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. | The former star gained international notoriety in 1995 when he was tried and acquitted of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. |
Although Mr Simpson was cleared of murder in a criminal court in 1995, he was later found liable for the deaths at a civil trial and ordered to pay $33.5m (£17m) in damages - money that has never been collected. | Although Mr Simpson was cleared of murder in a criminal court in 1995, he was later found liable for the deaths at a civil trial and ordered to pay $33.5m (£17m) in damages - money that has never been collected. |
In July, the rights to Mr Simpson's book If I Did It were awarded to Mr Goldman's family to help cover the judgement. | In July, the rights to Mr Simpson's book If I Did It were awarded to Mr Goldman's family to help cover the judgement. |
The book, in which Mr Simpson describes how he would have killed his ex-wife and her friend, was published in the US on Thursday by Beaufort Books. | The book, in which Mr Simpson describes how he would have killed his ex-wife and her friend, was published in the US on Thursday by Beaufort Books. |