IMO, the cops decided the landlord was guilty without looking at the evidence, thought they could force a confession from him, and now they’re charging him to cover their *sses. “Scum” is too mild a term to describe them.
Whatever the story is, the arrest was unacceptable. The cop did not observe the man or his wife do anything. Lacking the observation of a crime, the police needed an arrest warrant that they apparently did not have.
I sure hope they victims get a hugh amount of money for spending 2 nights in jail each. I think $1,000,000 a night for each night they were in jail and another $1,000,000 per parent night the child was deprived of would be about right. I think that would total $8,000,000. That kind of cost would cause the tax payers to demand change.
“IMO, the cops decided the landlord was guilty without looking at the evidence, thought they could force a confession from him”
Cops and prosecutors always feel that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, regardless of the actual innocence of the former.