Jamaica: A 35-year-old man, who’s a bus driver by career, was granted bail within the case of sexual assault in opposition to a 16-year-old minor lady in opposition to the sum of the quantity of 5 hundred thousand {dollars} with some situations by Parish Courtroom of Saint Catherine throughout the look on Tuesday, 2 April.
As per the sources, the incident of the sexual assault in opposition to the minor lady came about on a day of final week of March month when the victim was travelling in the identical bus that was being operated by the offender.
It’s alleged that the offender whereas making the most of the lady travelling alone, took the flawed route and took her with himself to another place as an alternative of her vacation spot for the place she was travelling. On the place, the offender bus driver dedicated the crime in opposition to the minor sufferer by assaulting her sexually.
The case in opposition to the accused bus driver was primarily based on the assertion in opposition to him recorded by the police that was given by the complainant, who was the sufferer minor lady. After registering the grievance, the cops launched an investigation in opposition to the bus driver.
The investigation led to the arrest of the bus driver after which he was taken into custody and an interrogation was performed on him. Subsequently, the offender was charged by the investigating officers concerned within the case for the offences dedicated by him on the day, together with sexual assault, sexual assault in opposition to a minor, kidnapping, and different crimes.
Underneath the identical fees, the accused bus driver was introduced within the courtroom for the listening to in Saint Catherine, a parish within the southeastern a part of Jamaica. Desiree Alleyne, the decide of the parish courtroom, heard the argument within the case and granted bail to the offender by scheduling the subsequent look for the offender to Tuesday, 04 June.
The decide granted bail to the offender in opposition to 5 hundred thousand {dollars} by giving him a strict warning to steer clear of the minor sufferer, saying, “Your obligation is to vanish in the event you see her.” The offender can be restricted from working any public service automobile from the time.
