Martin Anthony George, the founding chairman of CrimeStoppers Worldwide for the Caribbean area and a distinguished Tobago lawyer, has been granted TT$150,000 (roughly US$24,000) bail after showing in court docket on Wednesday in Trinidad on sexual assault fees.
George, 58, who additionally serves as chairman and founding director of the Tobago Enterprise Chamber, was charged with grievous sexual assault and indecent assault. The alleged offences occurred on March 22 at his regulation agency in Port of Spain.
He appeared earlier than Excessive Court docket Grasp Indira Chinebas and was ordered to not contact the alleged sufferer—recognized as a younger lawyer—both immediately or not directly. The court docket additionally mandated that George keep no less than 500 metres away from her always.
George was arrested on July 8 at his Port of Spain workplace by detectives from the Port of Spain Felony Investigations Division. The fees stem from an incident mentioned to have taken place on the places of work of Martin George and Co.
The matter has been adjourned to October 7 for a standing listening to.
A widely known determine in Tobago’s authorized and enterprise communities, George beforehand served as a three-time member of the Police Service Fee (PSC), vice chairman of the Tobago Attorneys Affiliation, and vice chairman of the Tobago Division of the Chamber of Business and Commerce. He additionally at present chairs the PSC Appeals Tribunal.
George is being represented by senior counsels Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, a former lawyer basic, and John Heath.
