Judge imposes bail conditions on woman accused of using fake certificates for teaching job application

A judge at the St Catherine Parish Court today imposed conditions on the station bail granted to a Spanish Town woman charged with fraud on allegations that she submitted fraudulent documents to a high school while applying for a teaching position.

Twenty-eight-year-old Sonya Bailey is charged with fraud and was granted $450,000 station bail by the Spanish Town police.

When Bailey made her first appearance in court today, Senior Parish Court Judge Janelle Nelson-Gayle imposed a stop order and ordered the accused to surrender her passport.

Bailey was also ordered to submit her fingerprints to the authorities.

The case was set for mention on October 24.

Allegations are that on August 29, the accused applied for the position of an English teacher at a high school in Spanish Town and submitted accreditation purportedly from the Shortwood Teachers’ College and the Caribbean Maritime University.

Upon reviewing the documentation, verification checks were conducted, and it was revealed that Bailey had never attended nor received certification from either institution.

The matter was reported to the Spanish Town police and an investigation was launched.

Bailey was subsequently arrested and charged with fraud.

- Rasbert Turner

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