Tuesday, 27 January 2009

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SHOCK! Paramedic charged over John Travolta 'extortion plot'

Tarino Lightbourne pleads not guilty

John Travolta and Kelly Preston are Scientologists

A paramedic has been charged with conspiring to extort £18million from John Travolta.

The actor, 54, was allegedly targeted just weeks after his 16-year-old son died in the Bahamas.

Tarino Lightbourne, 47, pleaded not guilty and has been remanded in custody.

Former senator Pleasant Bridgewater is due in court on Wednesday 28 February to face conspiracy and abetting charges in connection with the case.

She resigned from her seat in the legislature on Saturday after being released on £29,000 bail.

Former tourism minister Obie Wilchcombe was questioned but released without charge.

Jett Travolta, 16, was found unconscious at the Old Bahama Bay resort on Grand Bahama Island on January 2.

Alison Adey