Police will pay £34,000 in compensation to an IT director thrown in a cell for a night over a blog post.
Samuel Smith took Hertfordshire Police to the High Court after a dozen officers arrived at his home, carried out an unlawful search and wrongfully detained him.
His arrest will now be scrubbed from the Police National Computer, with a marker stating he was subjected to false allegations placed on the electronic system.
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