A jury has found a man in his late forties guilty of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl following extensive deliberations yesterday.
The conviction concluded a trial that commenced in July under Justice Ann Marie Smith’s jurisdiction, addressing charges of sexual assault against a minor that allegedly took place in December 2021.
The defendant, who was 45 at the time of the offenses, was the romantic partner of a family friend where the victim had been staying for a weekend visit.
Court proceedings revealed that the child had limited previous contact with the man, with their interactions typically consisting of basic pleasantries and casual conversation.
The prosecution’s case centered on testimony describing how the defendant entered the girl’s bedroom while she slept, initially making physical contact that awakened her. Following a brief exchange, he departed but later returned to continue inappropriate touching that made the child uncomfortable and frightened.
The assault escalated when the victim went to bathe in a bathroom accessible through multiple entrances. The defendant entered during her shower, physically removed her from the running water, and proceeded to sexually assault her despite her resistance and distress.
After careful consideration of all evidence presented throughout the trial, the jury delivered a guilty verdict.
The defendant’s request to remain free on bail while awaiting sentencing was denied by the court. Justice Ann Marie Smith is scheduled to impose sentence on October 24, when the full penalty for these crimes against the child victim will be determined.
Taking abuse of little kids who cannot help themselves. How much thoughts did you put into that? He needs life in prison. I don’t know why we don’t listen to Jada Kingdom!!! “ Execution fi rape prison aguh too good fi dem, put the rope roun dem neck and mek dem heng”
Chupz. I’m waiting to here the madness sentencing.
Every time I read these things,I’m so mad and disgusted with these monsters ,they aren’t even fit to be in jail eating taxpayers money,i just want to get the rid of them these men have eyes on children let the kids grow up and be at peace im so mad I wanna personally deal with him
Sickening. That poor little girl will carry this trauma for life while he just sits and waits for sentencing. The justice system better make an example of him.
If you beat a girl with a stick and bruise her she wont remember. But she wont forget the man who raped her and possibly even took her virginity. Im saying this to say men like these should DIE
I take serious offense to the use of the word men here. We the legion of men. Wish to be disassociated with. And do not classify these creatures as one of us.
These creatures are giving good a bad rep.
We would appreciate if. The news reports replace the word man and men with the word creature for articles as these.
This hurt so much whenever i read these articles..Until a law for castration is put in place these beast won’t stop…. 😡 😡
Nasty bastard
Does the child have no male relatives to take care of that bastard? And why such a long jury deliberation? Is it because there there were undercover pedos on said jury too and they were scared they’ll be dealt with too? This hard tone man needs to be dealt with severely.
Only a man with low self esteem and a black heart will hurt little girls
Lord make it so that these men die before they hurt another underaged child
While the legal system has delivered justice in this case, the broader societal issue remains. How can schools, families, and community organizations better safeguard children? This conviction should serve as a wake-up call to strengthen child protection measures across Antigua and Barbuda.
This is a good result. Now, we have to go after any adult involved with an underage child as its statutory rape! We have a habit of labelling the children as ‘ hot and out of order ‘ when the blame is solely on the adult and not the child.
Children’s prefrontal cortexes are not properly developed until 25 so they don’t understand the consequences of their actions at that age, and may respond to affection and attention they are not getting at home.