A Excessive Court docket decide in Trinidad and Tobago has sentenced a 79-year-old man, who’s affected by stage 4 esophageal most cancers, to 5 years in jail after he was convicted of the sexual penetration of a 14-year-old lady in August final 12 months.
Justice Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds, in sentencing Lloyd John Williams, mentioned “the simply desert is for him to serve the whole thing of the time period I’ve calculated until loss of life visits upon him quickly”.
Williams has additionally been ordered to register as a intercourse offender.
Justice Ramsumair-Hinds started with a sentence of 17 years and after a number of reductions for his responsible plea and different mitigating elements, the convicted man was left with a complete of seven years and two months to serve.
However the decide introduced it according to a most sentence indication (MSI), sentencing him to 5 years.
The decide mentioned {that a} non-custodial sentence wouldn’t suffice for his “predatorial conduct,” nor would it not be expedient to launch him on probation.
“He has obtained substantial profit from the court docket due to his circumstances,” she mentioned, including “the court docket’s duties in sentencing are clear”.
The court docket heard that after he was arrested in August 2023, Williams confessed to the police and the indictment was filed on April 18.
The decide rebuked him for trying to counsel his sufferer manipulated the scenario, which led to the offence, including “the disturbing actuality is he was diseased with most cancers and outdated on the time he dedicated the offence.”
“Neither the illness nor his age discouraged this crime,” the decide mentioned, noting that Williams is not receiving therapy as “there may be nothing they’ll do for him at this stage”.
Justice Ramsumair-Hinds mentioned Williams ought to report back to the police station seven days after he’s discharged from jail for registration on the Nationwide Intercourse Offender Register.
He’s additionally to report as soon as each six months for 5 years with the decide additional ordering the Commissioner of Police to publish Williams’ title and knowledge on the Public Intercourse Offender Registry inside 14 days of her order.
“Could God have mercy on you,” the decide instructed Williams.
