Man acquitted of murder in child death case; Child Protective Services tried to keep him away from his own children, allegedly pressured wife to divorce him

Man acquitted of murder in child death case; Child Protective Services tried to keep him away from his own children, allegedly pressured wife to divorce him

Victor Fakoya and his family are Nigerian immigrants. After they moved to Las Vegas, they hosted another immigrant family with a two-year-old son, who died while home with Mr. Fakoya. The Nevada DA’s office investigated Mr. and Mrs. Fakoya for the child’s death, charged Mr. Fakoya with murder, and brought no charges against his wife. He stood trial twice in Nevada state court: the first jury hung and the second acquitted him. Mr. Fakoya spent two years in pretrial detention because he could not afford to post bond.