▁compens ation ▁process ▁and ▁the ▁des ira b ility ▁of ▁avoid ing ▁further ▁lit ig ation . ▁ ▁Public ▁opinion ▁▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁respond ents ▁to ▁opinion ▁pol ls ▁conducted ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁thought ▁B ain ▁should ▁receive ▁compens ation ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁spent ▁in ▁prison . ▁ ▁Cost ▁to ▁the ▁tax p ayer ▁▁ ▁The ▁total ▁cost ▁to ▁the ▁tax p ayer ▁of ▁the ▁B ain ▁case ▁was ▁nearly ▁$ 7 ▁million . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ret rial ▁cost ▁more ▁than ▁$ 4 ▁million , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁most ▁expensive ▁trial ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁history . ▁ ▁B ain ' s ▁life ▁after ▁acqu itt al ▁Following ▁his ▁acqu itt al , ▁B ain ▁under to ok ▁a ▁three - month ▁European ▁hol iday ▁paid ▁for ▁by ▁his ▁supp or ters . ▁Ten ▁months ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁struggling ▁to ▁find ▁work ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁money . ▁A uck land ▁defence ▁lawyer ▁Peter ▁Williams ▁Q C ▁said ▁B ain ▁would ▁be ▁suffering ▁from ▁the ▁st igma ▁experienced ▁by ▁ex - pr ison ers ▁re - ent ering ▁the ▁work place . ▁▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁B ain ▁was ▁working ▁for ▁an ▁engineering ▁firm ▁in ▁A uck land . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁became ▁engaged ▁to ▁his ▁girl friend , ▁a ▁Christ ch urch ▁primary ▁school ▁teacher , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁married ▁on