A 28-year-old man has been granted bail with a surety in the sum of $150,000, when he appeared before a Couva Magistrate last week, charged with two counts of Sexual Penetration of a Child, Him Knowing to be in a Familial Relationship with the Victim.

According to the TTPS statement on the matter:

The Freeport man, who is related to the victim, was also ordered to not have any communication directly or indirectly with her or her family, when he appeared before Couva Magistrate Alexander Prince on Friday 16th September, 2022.

He was also ordered to report to the Freeport Police Station once a week between 6 am to 6 pm and not enter the victim’s premises pending the determination of the matters or unless otherwise
ordered by the court. The matter was adjourned to October 14th 2022.

Earlier this month, the victim reported to a doctor at the Chaguanas Stress Relief Centre that she had missed her period for six months. Her parents were contacted, a pregnancy test was administered and the pregnancy was confirmed by a gynaecologist. The Central Division’s Child Protection Unit (CD-CPU) and the Children’s Authority were contacted and an investigation was launched into the matter.

He was arrested on Thursday 15th September, 2022. Investigations were supervised by W/Supt. Guy-Alleyne, W/ASP Theodore-Persad, ASP Seecharan, Insp. Hosein and W/Insp.
Hospedales, all of the CPU.

The accused was charged with the offences on Thursday 15th September, 2022, by PC Vijay Ramkissoon, also of the CPU.