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Racist white man who assaulted Ugandan hotel worker granted bail

Freed on bail
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A court in Kampala has granted bail to the 69-year-old American national who assaulted a receptionist at Grand Imperial Hotel in Kampala.

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Buganda Road Magistrate Court granted Jimmy Taylor a non-cash bail of UGX1m after presenting credible sureties.

The court also received his medical report from Nakasero Hospital. Taylor claimed that he had a stress disorder after his arrest.

What exactly happened?

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He was seen chanting racial slurs referring to the employee as a "n**ga bi**ch".

Taylor, who describes himself as a Vietnam war veteran and missionary, was arrested moments later and charged with assault.

He has been on remand at Luzira Maximum Prison.

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